we are in a very hilly canyon filled area of a brentwood. brentwood. just north of brentwood. this is known as the mandeville canyon. behind me it was you were the fire is learning is releasing a large plume of smoke up in the air. the sky is surgeon be covered by the smoke turned turn the ligha fury orange color. the only cars drove along this road artificial vehicles. fire fire personnel have another one from cal fire driving on up to join the firefighting effort. received numerous firefighting aircraft coming and making a water drops as continues to push towards brentwood. this is the most active part of the fire including a thousand acres of palisade fire at 22600 acres as of the last update but extremely destructive fire that destroyed the command to pacific palisades that threatens another upscale neighborhood, brentwood. people on pins and the answer see what happened to their homes. all around me the neighborhoods have been evacuated. this is mandatory evacuation zone. keeping our heads on a swivel ligature our evacuation route will keep you updated on fox news. is it

spreading getting closed for the brentwood area. we'll have reporters on the ground with t real details on that. the eaton fire is contained at 15%. at least 12000 homes and buildings have been wiped out by the flames. the federal government now taking the reins to determine what started the massive palisades fire. atf will be the lead agency some families are now returning to their homes to see the devastating aftermath. many finding their neighborhoods turn to ash. >> we have lost a dear member of our church. but she is with god. our whole town is grieving. >> never seen anything like it. everyone hurts it's not easy. >> team fox news coverage for you. matt vent is live on the ground mandeville canyon just west of beverly hills. christina coleman live north of l.a. pete lessard with max gordon these are the very front lines of the palisades fire in the west ridge neighborhood of los angeles pretty see the smoke behind you what's the latest on the ground? >> we are overlooking mandeville canyon right now per this is the palisades o

brentwood se encuentra bajo orden de evacuaciÓn obligatoria.o detener las llamas para que no comiencen a afectar vecindarios de brentwood. pero se encuentra bajo Órdenes de evacuaciÓn obligatoria. en esta Área se han reunido conciertos de personas de palisades que quieren rescatar algunas pertenencias y documentos. estas personas estÁn esperando desde las 7:00 de la maÑana para entrar a lo que quedan de sus hogares. y los incendios van a afectar negativamente la economÍa del Área. lo mÁs importante es seguir conteniendo las llamas para que no alcancen a brentwood, pero el viento va a cambiar y puede ser un peligro. fÉlix: gracias. un contingente mexicano de 72 bomberos se unieron al combate de incendios en california. la misiÓn fue coordinada por el gobierno mexicano y en cooperaciÓn con gavin newsom, y quien fue en persona a recibir la delegaciÓn, y agradeciÓ el apoyo de mÉxico. [habla en inglÉs] fÉlix: ademÁs de los bomberos especialistas, tambiÉn hay personal de producciÓn civil que va a ayudar con las labores de evacuaciÓn. y en otras parte

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this brentwood area now at risk. evacuations are underway out here. cheryl: well, and as the destruction unfolds in california, the looting has begun. a curfew will be renewed tonight as some look to take advantage of this tragedy. the newly-elected district attorney in l.a. issuing a warning the those bad a actors, you will be punished. nathan hochman joins me now. nathan, the things that you have spoken about, that you've been warning about this week already, looting, internet scams, robbery and then future arsons. i know you already have one crime scene, that's the kenneth fire, because of suspected arson. what can you tell us? >> so here's what i can tell you, unfortunately, there are those who have decided to take advantage of this tragedy as people have lost their homes, some have lost their lives, and businesses have basically been cratered by the fire. you know, there's over 200,000 people that have been evacuated, and i'm one of them, unfortunately. my for's home in pacific palisades -- my sister's home burned to the ground. so i want to send

the fires talent the exclusive los angeles suburb of brentwood.finger pointing and controversy over what if anything could have been done to prevent the wildfires from causing so much death and destruction. we have team coverage in the fire zone. matt rivers, brentwood. >> reporter: with fires still raging in los angeles, evacuations are expanding. brentwood and encino under threat as residents make their way out of the neighborhood. >> it's difficult but we're alive. >> reporter: in the skies above, firefighting aircraft diving again and again, dropping flame retardant chemicals and water to stem the threat. santa ana winds temporarily subsiding today, giving them and thousands on the ground a fighting chance. >> sitting here, probably did 50 drops between the whole line here. >> reporter: that's the difference between the first days, the winds so high, you didn't have the air support you normally would. >> and amount of resources here as well. >> reporter: as the first responders are making gains, palisades fire, starting day one of this, now ex

all of this is coming as firefighters scrambled today to save homes in brentwood. you can see an aerial assault lasted for hours, with aircraft dropping water and flame retardant. just one home in mandeville canyon was lost to the flames, and abc news reporter jacqueline lee has the latest from altadena. >> as multiple wildfires blazed through los angeles, abc news has learned federal agents will take over the investigation into the cause and origin of the pacific palisades fire. firefighters are in a race against time, trying to take advantage of better weather conditions to get the fires under control before the winds spike again, continuing to attack the flames from the sky and the ground as many residents return to find their homes reduced to rubble. >> never in a million years would we think that a fire would come down and completely destroy not just this neighborhood, but half or more of the entire pacific palisades. it's devastating. >> teams began grid searches for remains and missing persons in burn zones. despite the risks, some residents chose to stay be

matt rivers joining us from brentwood.t, how long have some of these firefighters been out there and what are they most worried about in the coming days? >> reporter: there's not a lot of rest to be had here. i spoke to one firefighter today who told me he had been out here for two days and counting, but they'll also tell you to a man and woman out there, this is what they do. this is what they train for. there's nowhere else they'd rather be. still, their jobs are going to get harder as the winds are expected to continue. >> thank you. as those fires rip through southern california, new concerns tonight about the city's response and readiness. the monster flames quickly wiping out communities and historic landmarks, fire hydrants running dry, and a massive reservoir taken offline for repairs weeks earlier. the governor calling for an investigation. >> reporter: tonight, as firefighters brace to get the upper hand, new questions about the city's readiness for potential wildfires in los angeles. marcella of altadena couldn'

. >> or a very quickly could you tell me location as far as brentwood where you are you near the major for affair send to sandy boulevard? >> on closer to sunset boulevard but i'm also close to that so i'm sandwiched already in the area best of luck do you keep us posted on any progress we will talk to you soon. we'll check in with matt who is on the ground the pacific palisades what did you learn? >> the city of santa monica issued a mandatory evacuation for areas north for a lawful order for everyone to leave now we've been out here several hours keeping an ion that area and there were many points were the wind was blowing that way towards santa monica and debris from the fires behind me. without being dramatic this is a very dangerous situation it goes without saying. the wind is blowing so intensely in carrying the larger embers. the fire could probably move in any direction so if you're in any of those evacuation areas you might want to heed this morning as we saw earlier tonight embers jumped the pch landing opposite of the pacific coast highway so the threat is very real wind co

the fire has expanded an additional 1,000 acres and is now threatening brentwood.ews have arrived from across the united states, with mexico and canada sending in battle—tested teams of their own. this is what friends do. this is what relationships are all about. friends in need, being there for one another, and we want to be there for the people of mexico in times of need and disasters. we are incredibly humbled and grateful that the president was willing to send the crew you see behind me. they will be out on the lines in the next 24—36 hours. los angeles needs all the help they can get, and with a change of administration looming in washington, local officials say they have yet to hear from the incoming president. with winds expected to pick up again overnight, there are fears it would further fan the flames that have left at least 16 people dead. we are at high levels of containment. but i would say if the weather conditions are going back to worse with the santa ana winds, we will probably see more of the same. hopefully the extra resources come in and the pre

this is what he's saying happened to the fire hydrants in brentwood. listen to him. >> i think you are getting a bad rap. i know you are about these fire hydrants don't have enough water in them. give me a break. give me a break. what this is all about is utilities, understandably, what they did is they cut off power because they are worried about these high tension lines coming down. this is complicated stuff. there will be a lot of demagogues out there trying to take a vantage. >> trace: the president is telling us that the reason the fire hydrants did not work in brentwood is because they got the power. it's my understanding that fire hydrants don't have power, that they don't need power and they work on the water, the gravity and the pressure and so on. am i wrong on this or is the president right? >> depends on the system. this particular case, they are looking into what happened with those reports. but there are different types of systems. some of them are gravity fed, some of them are pumped by electric pumps and then you have combination system

we've seen fires in malibu and the hills of brentwood. fires and santa monica mountains. we haven't seen many fires in pacific palisades you get that sense of us being out of the free and close to the water. >> and it makes the situation worse if you don't cut out the underbrush or have policies in place to clear out the fill that makes the fires go then you have 70 mile-per-hour wind and you have animals and things like rabbits and deer and what not coyotes as well getting panicked and they catch on fire and running catch other places on fire. it spreads and i'm struck by the idea that we are around 9:45 and the biggest wind is still yet to come. overnight they have hours of this that will continue on. >> trace: yep and hours and hours were fire cruise won't be in a lot of these places and we know wind is coming from the east and they head to the west because the wind is pushing up you look at lax where the planes are landing over the ocean onto the tarmac they usually go the other way and land coming to the west instead of coming from the west. now you have a situation

also a couple of degrees above freezing around antioch in brentwood.the coast temperatures are in the low 40s, which is cool only about three to five degrees below normal. temperatures in the santa clara valley, a mix of upper 30s and low 40s. after the chilly start we warm-up. upper 60s in the santa clara valley. a bright spot is staying a couple of degrees below 70. most of us will top out in the low to mid 60s. low 60s along the coast and then low to mid 60s dayside and farther inland. again, warm spots are likely to climb farther into the 60s. with the light offshore wind string the atmosphere bound -- around a bit. pretty much everybody within about six or seven degrees of each other by tomorrow afternoon. what we don't have any of in the forecast's rain. which would help to improve our air quality. that's going to deteriorate as we get into the stretch of dry weather that's going to continue for several more days. into the moderate category for the air quality tomorrow. play staying until the end of the workweek . basically zero rain chance and a

you've got westwood, ucla on the east side of the freeway and on the west side you have brentwood. the expectation is the fire may move into mandeville canyon. and if it drops down into this area ahead of the next wind shift, this could lead to a big problem, as we'reexpecting the return of these gusty offshore winds. so you can see here wind speeds starting to accelerate during the day tomorrow across southern california, which means that fire could make another run to the south. peak winds as we head into sunday morning could once again be gusting from 40 to 60mph. so we have a new fire weather watch right over the palisades. fire there may get upgraded to a red flag warning as we head into saturday. also to the east around altadena. the eaton fire too will see those winds increasing again out of the north as we move forward into the weekend. we'll have the latest on the wind conditions in southern california and our own wind advisory in our bay area hills. coming up in a few minutes. okay. thank you. rob. this horrible situation playing out all week since tuesday. here are some

we were with crews on the front lines in brentwood yesterday. l.a. fire department captain telling me -- >> helicopters have been hitting this pretty hard, so we're letting it sweep up to us and we'll knock it out as soon as it gets to us. >> reporter: we saw first-hand the impact of those gusting winds. >> these gusts are what you have to worry about. >> reporter: even in the last minute, we could see those houses 30 seconds ago. now, the gusts pick up. and that's the danger. >> yeah. absolutely. >> reporter: also in brentwood, early yesterday morning, police responding to a call of a possible burglary at vice president kamala harris' home. the neighborhood has been under an evacuation order since wednesday. authorities said they did not find evidence a burglary had occurred, however they arrested two people for violating the curfew. the fbi releasing these images of a super scooper aircraft struck by a drone while battling the palisades fire thursday. that hole, about 3 by 6 inches in size. they say this is the drone that caused it. >> there's so m

you can see as it encroaches upon several nakeds, brentwood -- neighborhoods, brentwood, further intoibu. a little more detail on the window of time. if we have a moment where the winds are down, the planes and the helicopters and the ground crews can do something about this. but yet winds are coming back. how much can get accomplished in this window of time? >> reporter: i think they can accomplish a lot. they have really all of today, saturday, into the early evening. and then, you know, tomorrow morning they may even have a window then when they can get up in the air and try to fight this from an aerial attack. i think the heaviest winds from the santa ana situation are going to come in monday, tuesday and wednesday. so they have a pocket of time here. let's call it 24-48 hours. it just depends how much they can get done and, believe me, they are working very, very hard. all of these thousands of personnel on the ground, it is a, basically, a frantic fight right now to to stop all of this fire from if exploding even more and getting those containment lines so that these communities

brentwood, again to the west of los angeles.ando valley, which is a sprawling area to the north of hollywood and i'm right nowjust north of the san fernando valley, and there have been fires close of getting these fires under control, the containment percentages, that these are the numbers that everyone across the city are looking out for constantly. how much of the fire has been contained? the firefighters are convinced that it's not going to spread any further, but those numbers are still very, very low. and the two big fires, pacific palisades, especially, the first one to start last tuesday, is still spreading and it's moving towards other densely populated areas. brentwood, again to the west of los angeles. also the san fernando valley, which is a sprawling area to the north of hollywood and i'm right nowjust north of the san fernando valley, and there have been fires close to here, to the west and to the east as well. and extraordinary situation where you have all of these fires right across this greater sprawling city at

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they have these all across brentwood here tonight. and so it is police and national guard, who are staged out here, and they are only letting in first responders and residents who actually have a permit from the city. and now this entire area like you were just saying, they do not have power right now. and so many people who live in this neighborhood have not been able to stay in their homes, so many people have been trying to come in here as we have seen people trying to come through to get to their homes, to get important documents, or to really check on their homes. and officials are not letting them through, which has caused a lot of frustrations. >> i want to go home to get some medicine for my wife. and they won't let me go one block out. >> reporter: emotions are running high where evacuation orders remain in place as they brace for another round of high winds. >> will and they are telling me to go to the beach and get a pass from them. i don't know where that is. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: the national guard and pol

really praying hard. >> reporter: you can see the power is still out here in brentwood. we do not know when the power will come back on. we have had a lot of residents coming up to us asking when is the power coming back on? when can i go back to my home? when is this evacuation order going to be up. we could not give them any answers, juliette. you know, it is based on the conditions. as you said we are expecting more winds into tonight. the good news is today we did not see a lot of winds in this area but they, of course, want to be as careful as possible as we go into what is hopefully just a day or so more of these strong winds and then hopefully these residents can get back into their homes. >> yeah, just stay safe and patient. kelsi, thank you very much. >>> still a lot of questions about what may of caused the fires. here is a look at what could be the origin of the eaton fire. cbs news confirmed this video was shot three minutes after that fire ignited near electrical towers above altadena. four lawsuits have been filed against southern california edison. they em

we've seen activity today focus around brentwood.aring and what is the risk right now to people that live there? i just got off the phone with a good friend of mine who is a firefighter. hejust came down from the mountain. the fire is tough up there. the winds, as you mentioned, are picking up again. there was a lull and relatively low humidity right now. we are certainly concerned. that being said, we're hitting with everyone does everything we had. we have a lot more firefighters in the area and planes. the winds are not so bad that we can't continue these aerial drops you've been looking at. i think they're feeling cautiously optimistic but it's a heck of a fight and the conditions are not great, but they have a lot of resources. a lot of firefighters all around and they are just giving it everything they've got. it really does have a lot to do with the conditions there. the wind speeds we saw earlier in the week how strong those really were. just walk us through, how concerning it would be if in the next hour or so we see the win

you've got westwood, ucla on the east side of the freeway and on the west side you have brentwood. the expectation is the fire may move into mandeville canyon. and if it drops down into this area ahead of the next wind shift, this could lead to a big problem, as we're expecting the return of these gusty offshore winds. so you can see here wind speeds starting to accelerate during the day tomorrow across southern california, which means that fire could make another run to the south. peak winds as we head into sunday morning could once again be gusting from 40 to 60mph. so we have a new fire weather watch right over the palisades. fire there may get upgraded to a red flag warning as we head into saturday. also to the east around altadena. the eaton fire too will see those winds increasing again out of the north as we move forward into the weekend. we'll have the latest on the wind conditions in southern california and our own wind advisory in our bay area hills. coming up in a few minutes. okay. thank you. rob. this horrible situation playing out all week since tuesday. here are some

crews have been bombarding the flames with water to hold back the palisades fire, which is menacing brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods. winds are picking up again — further fanning the flames — 166,000 more people have been warned they may have to flee. calls on the pm to sack the treasury minister, tulip siddiq, because she's been named in a corruption investigation in bangladesh. in the uk — a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire. detectives issue an appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage. welcome to the programme. it's three in the morning in los angeles where firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires that have destroyed huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16 and a dozen are missing after five days of the devastating fires. the two biggest blazes in the city remain largely uncontained, and more strong winds are forecast over the coming days. those two fires have destroyed an area more than twice the size of new york's manhattan. no cause has yet been established for the fires. firef

that could get even worse if it does spread beyond brentwood.riven fires are still burning across l.a. county. firefighters have made little progress against two of the largest ones. christina: is live just north of l.a. where the eaton fire, about a quarter contain so far. hate christina. >> yes, that is right protect 27% containment they've made some progress there. also a lot of progress on the volunteering front. go ahead and take a look at this. you can see there have been thousands of people out here since wednesday, since the fire started. they are donating water print they are donating diapers. they're doing everything they can to try to help the people in need around here. a lot of people are in evacuation areas are due in part to downed trees, powerlines and gas leaks and power outages. also take a look. people are working nonstop helping out in any way they can to get back to this community. moderate to strong santa ana winds are impact today through wednesday which leads 2000 going without power again due to elevated critical fire co

palisades fire, which is where we are from spreading into areas like brentwood. they've requested nearly 4000 more firefighters. and even here we've been seeing quite a few of those firefighting helicopters flying over. they're trying to they've requested a lot more air assets. and and basically what that means is they'll fly some dc tens over with thousands of gallons of fire retardant, which is the red stuff that you can see. and i watched some of that from the air yesterday to try to drop it down and establish that perimeter. but there is a feeling of incredible anxiety and fear. it is a nine over 11 moment for this city. there is no one who is untouched by it. there is no one who is not afraid and anxious. you talk about 100,000 people. there are people who are refugees from their homes, who have lost their homes, whose homes they are afraid may burn. and that is now defining the entire life in los angeles. and this morning when you come into palisades, where we are now, it is a red cloud that has descended over brentwood, and that that is the situation as, a

now, the brentwood and bel air areas right now. more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders across los angeles county. progress had been made on two of the largest fires. the palisades. now 11% contained. while the eaton fire is now 15% contained. these fires have already taken a deadly toll. overall, killing at least 11 people. 13 other people are reported missing at this hour, according to police, but there are continued threats arising. moments ago, california officials raising alarms about price gouging impacting the state's vulnerable fire victims. alan duke. david acuna is with me right now. he is a battalion chief with cal fire, the california department of forestry and fire protection. thank you so much for being with us. i mean, really so many threats coming from so many different directions now with the santa ana winds expected to increase in intensity later on today. what and how are you preparing for? >> mai rodriguez? thank you for having me on. well, you're absolutely right. so the winds that started on tuesd

s brentwood neighborhood. anchor erin burnett is in the pacific palisades. let's start first with erin. erin, i know you've been on the ground now for a couple of days. we're coming to you as this fire is threatening to move ever more eastward and toward more homes, more people's lives. what are you seeing? >> well, jessica, you know, i mean, it is incredible the devastation that already is, is everywhere. massive devastation. thousands of people desperately trying to get back into areas that have been completely razed and destroyed, just to even have a glimpse of their homes, forced to leave with nothing. but at this hour, the great fear is that this fire, which is only about 8 or 9% contained and, you know, we can see even even on streets here, you still see parts picking up on the ridges, the fire. and i know stephanie is seeing that in the distance in brentwood as well, but that the winds are going to pick up potentially to hurricane force over these next hours and that that fire is going to spread. it is already the most devastating in los angeles histo

the devastating wildfires in southern california now threatening brentwood with the santa ana winds expected to pick up once again. good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lim. firefighters got a break from the winds but not the flames today as the palisades fire moved towards brentwood, prompting new evacuations. the fire reached mandeville canyon, destroying one home there, and an aerial assault lasted hours, with planes and helicoptersurs, dropping water and flame retardant. now, the l.a. county fire chief is warning there will likely be power shutoffs in the coming days in an attempt to lower the fire risk, and the palisades fire is still the biggest threat, having scorched more than 23,600 acres. that's up from 1000 this morning. it's just 11% contained, and cal fire believes more than 5000 structures were destroyed. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, destroying or damaging 7000 structures. it is now 15% contained. at least 11 people are dead in l.a. county, with 13 reported missing. governor newsom also doubled california's national guard deployment to l.a. to

the other side is brentwood and beverly glen. so it's those areas between the freeway and the palisades fire which have new evacuation orders. of course, we'll keep you updated on our website throughout the night. our own weather concern is the gusty wind around the bay area. watch these do start to pick up across the mountains there, and the north bay and the east bay hills, you see those wind speeds increasing. a mostlyy saturday wind event there. sunday should see less wind and ongoing dry conditions. so here's a look at your forecast for tomorrow. saturday's highs climbing into the 60s saturday, the windier of the two days, and your weekend forecast as we head into sunday and monday, the next thing we're watching will be some chilly nights ahead. we're looking at likely frost advisories for the north bay, maybe areas south of san jose. bigger story here is no rain in the 7-day forecast here. and unfortunately in southern california, more or less ongoing nonstop offshore winds through wednesday of next week. that's going to be

is it that brentwood area? is it those pockets that are up in the various canyons?ill. and because of your experience living here, you really understand it. and what our viewers need to understand is the landscape which you well know which are densely populated, million dollar homes. really nice homes lining the gorgeous hills and can get views of the city and headed, views down towards the pacific ocean. but they're also lined up against brush and dense wooded areas. and what happens is the the fires come down those canyons, and they quickly engulf homes. it's kensly populated areas -- densely populated areas like brentwood right now that they're focus on. and the santa ana that winds which last week were in that 80-100 mile-an-hour last week, we're fortunate right now, it's not crazy. they expect the santa ana winds to pick back up starting today, heading into monday and as far as wednesday, but they don't expect it to to get much more than 30 mile-an-hour range with some gusts of 40 or 50 which could still be enough to cause those fires to come down in the densel

we are in brentwood. that's the area just kind of a little bit north of us. that's the area that would burn over the weekend. that's why they were so concerned about this area because we did see a nearby neighborhood burn. that's a really good sign. >> a good sign there and better, but still not completely out of the woods. reporting live, thank you so much for joining us. >>> and the flare popped up in altadena. police showed up until firefighters arrived, burning about 14,000 acres, now 35% contained. it was a week ago when they forced thousands of people to leave. >> the elevators were obviously out of order. staff was able to use. we have had staff carry our residents down. >> and no word on when they will be able to return to their neighborhoods. >>> last night firefighters had their hands full with a pair of new wildfires caused by all the whipping wind. cal fire says the otto fire quickly grew to 56 acres, quickly forcing evacuations. as of this afternoon, the fire was 25% contained. even better progress in the riverside county, where firefighters stop

with flames inching closer to brentwood, bel-air and other communities near ucla. officials say they're waiting to see how these winds will impact firefighting efforts, what the wind conditions predicted and what we were hearing from the national weather service when it can carry an ember miles away due to 40, 50, 60 mile an hour winds. >> it doesn't really how big the. there's no line you can cut that can stop that. so what we need to do is we need to have everyone ready to be able to evacuate if necessary, depending on where the winds blow the fire cnn stephanie elam is on the ground near brentwood and shows us what fire crews are doing to prepare for this new round of strong winds. >> i want to draw your attention to this ridge line up here behind us. up there where you see a vehicle parked up on top of that sandy colored area. they have been bulldozing, making that broader, making that wider. and the reason why they're doing that is because they want to have a defensible space, a place where they can battle against the flames. were the fire to come this directi

the fire is triggering more evacuations for parts of brentwood and the hills of encino and tarzana. containment ticked up to 11% today. we want to get right to meteorologist rob mayeda. rob, we know crews are bracing for more wind tonight. yeah, and unfortunately, right on schedule. those north winds have arrived. as you see here, the wind speeds in the santa monica mountains there between malibu and heading up towards encino to the north. north at 38mph, gusting now to 45mph and the humidity quite low, down to 20%. we've been watching the expansion of the evacuation order zones from last night, as the fire made a run to the north of a bit of a change in the wind earlier this morning, and then activity in these red dots here, more active on the east flank of the fire near the mandeville canyon area there, north of brentwood. so the concern is, is the fire made a bit of that jog towards 405 north of brentwood as the winds are shifting, that could allow the fire to make another run to the south. that is something we're watching tonight as red flag conditions continue around the palisa

that is mandeville canyon, right there on the north side of brentwood. the hot spots today, really on the eastern flank of that palisades fire. now, unfortunately, this whole zone is under that red flag warning to the east. the eaton fire under a high wind warning as those wind speeds accelerate heading into tonight, you can see the fire weather outlook for the region remains critical through tonight and on into sunday, as we're expecting currently, the speed of those offshore winds to increase as we head into sunday morning. not much relief here. the relentless dry offshore wind continues across southern california. coming up, we'll take a closer look at when this pattern might change. and if there's any rain ahead in the 7-day forecast coming up in about ten minutes. back to you. all right rob, thanks. federal authorities are taking over the investigation into the cause of the palisades fire. l.a. city officials say the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives are now leading the task force that's made up of federal, state and local police a

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reporting live in brentwood.gutierrez, abc seven news. >> cassandra, truly heartbreaking. thank you for your reporting there. now we are getting a closer look at the devastation from our reporters at our sister station, kabc. >> we want to give you a look at some of the scenes from reporters rob mcmillan and josh haskell. >> i cannot explain the level of devastation that i just saw. my photographer and i are literally numb from driving sunset boulevard from chautauqua to pacific coast highway. i'm not overexaggerating. it feels like 50 to 75% of pacific palisades is gone. that is not an exaggeration. the amount of homes i mean, we heard a thousand structures this morning. it's definitely going to be way more than that. the whole business district pretty much is gone. ralphs supermarket gone, gelson's gone. all the starbucks on the corner, the italian restaurant i cannot explain. i never thought that i'd ever have to cover devastation like this. and the fact that it's my hometown and the fact that, like institutio

an aerial attack on the enormous palisades fire, which is menacing brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods. winds are picking up again, strengthening the flames. a further 166,000 people are being warned they might have to leave. and calls to sack the uk treasury secretary because she's been named in a corruption investigation in bangladesh. welcome to bbc news. it's four the morning in los angeles where firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires that have destroyed huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16, and a dozen are missing after five days of the devastating fires. the two biggest blazes remain largely uncontained, and more strong winds are forecast over the coming days. those two fires have destroyed an area more than twice the size of new york's manhattan. no cause has yet been established for the fires. firefighters have made some progress against the worst of the infernos, the palisades fire, which has scorched more than 35 square miles. it's11% contained, which means barriers or firebreaks have been placed around 11% of its p

say they arrested two people outside of the vps brentwood home during curfew hours after responding to reports of a potential burglary. fox business correspondent max gorden has been tracking the palisades fire, he joins us live in malibu with the latest. >> the sun is starting to sink low on the west coast a week after the palisades fire broke out with unbelievable destruction to this region and you can see all around me burnt out cars, multimillion dollar homes at the foot of the pacific ocean, once a beautiful place to live now turned into a health gate, this fire brigade around 24000 acres currently around 11% containment. firefighters have been making progress on the area, the fire that made a run yesterday that fire of brentwood high end neighborhood luckily it appears that firefighters have been able to make a good effort and those containment lines, the big variable here is the santa ana winds, those expected to pick up tonight and into tomorrow. wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour potentially even 75 miles per hour in some areas. it could fan the flames even further. anot

the policies far is threatening several areas including brentwood. the fire department says cruise making progress and containing the wildfires, but it's expecting wind speeds to pick up. so let's take a look uh club more closely at the locations and containment of the full mate. well, 5 policies is still the largest and it's growing. the place has already destroyed a $1000000.00 homes in malibu and pacific palisades. now it's threatening neighborhoods in brentwood, on san fernando valley, that creation or does remain in place. so areas in the east and wildfire zone, it scorched $5700.00 the hey actors and it's 15 percent contains the kind of fly affecting los angeles and ventura counties is 80 percent contains. the small fi has been just over $300.00 hacked as it is 76 percent contained on the evacuation order has been lifted. philip out has more and the policies fired from the event. nice outputs there all 3 of the hoff 1000 firefighters tackling displays alone across the world. are the 5 say we've got some 7 and a half 1000 and they have come from

and this is that fire today, racing toward the heavily populated communities of encino and brentwood. you can see the smoke you're just behind me. firefighters desperately have been trying to stop those flames from crossing over the ridge and heading to other major population centers. last night, evacuation alerts went out across the area, forcing thousands to grab what they could and flee their homes. and even as we track this battle, we're not losing sight of the massive humanitarian crisis across the city. the death toll rose today to at least 13 people. more than 150,000 people have been told to evacuate. more than 12,000 homes and buildings have been destroyed. the mayor today vowing to rebuild, but with so many now homeless, the coming days, weeks, and months will be a real challenge. our team is spread out across the fire zone, but we're going to begin on the front lines of the fire just behind me. tonight, this is the new front in the los angeles wildfires battle. >> this is still a very active firefight. >> the massive palisades fire already more than 20,000 acres growing ove

because the palace sites why it has to be moving towards densely populated areas like brentwood, like the san fernando valley, which has millions of people living in it. 3 and a half 1000. firefights is a bustling the palisades fly around like it is strategic, coordinated to planes, flight together. a scouts identifies whether drop needs to be done and sends out a signal to a tank of which dumps the bits. houghton powered up right on the spot. every pause to refute meets critical minutes. lots of folks, but what else can they do? machines have their limits. unlike by the nature. i've never seen a situation where helicopters were lined up to drop water. there was a traffic jam on the floor, 5 of helicopters, myself says, this is the most extreme file he has ever seen, and he's seen a lot before them here, but 23 years. firefighting is the most craziest game of chess you've ever seen, right? just when you think you have it blocked off, mother nature changes everything on you and you have to basically pivot in adjuster tactics. the flames. a role. so threatening, iconic landmarks like th

that is the brentwood area were currently the evacuation orders have been widened to include the getty hilltop museum home to thousands of priceless works of art. firefighters have been bombing these flames from above using air tankers. these flames from above using airtankers. it these flames from above using air tankers. it is a tactic proved successful to an extent but the wind you mentioned have continued to prove tricky and there is of course there is a very small window of pop opportunity for firefighters here because on tuesday and onwards for next week the wind is expected to whip up quite substantially. cadaver dogs have been brought in for human remains and a couple hours ago the los angeles coroner office announced it was investigating 16 fire —related deaths and the expectation is that death toll is expected to grow possibly quite considerably.— is expected to grow possibly quite considerably. where are the peeple — quite considerably. where are the people who _ quite considerably. where are the people who are _ quite considerably. where are the people who are having - quit

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but the largest fire — the palisades — is still expanding, threatening the suburb of brentwood whereent kamala harris has a home. and the second largest, the 14,000—acre eaton fire, is only 27% contained. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is offering to send fire crews to los angeles — saying that 150 firefighters "are prepared" for possible deployment. there are currently units from canada and mexico fighting the blazes. in the last hour the city's fire chief said there's still more to be done to contain the blazes. we are grateful for someone everybody was here? with that, it's not over. we need everybody to stay safe, we need to stand for bed on google diversions voters here, we will keep fighting this fight and get the fire out and revealed. knight 0ur correspondent helena humphrey is there for us on the ground. knight is there for us on the ground. all is there for us on the ground. just over my we havt me alljust over my we have cruised of me to try to figure this area of influence the you may or may not —— this area. you may or may not recognise this road. it is the pacif

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