we're all without power at least in calabasas, most of calabasas is without power. and having the deal with that you just lose all track of what's going on, and we're stuck on the news channels watching what's going on, waiting for more information and waiting for an end to this. griff: mr. mayor, just in the last 30 seconds i've got, what are your thoughts as you think about the future, what comes next and how long it's going to take for the surrounding communities to rebuild? >> well, it will, it will take a long time for the surrounding communities to rebuild. and helpfully the fire departments -- hopefully the fire departments can get a handle on this and get it stopped before it continues any further. you know, we're going to to have to pull together as a community with all of our resources and support those around us that suffered worse. griff: well, mr. mayor, please keep us updated on calabasas. relieved to hear for you your town and city and community is safe but that can change, obviously, given the conditions out here. thank you, mayor peter kraut, for ta

it's burning right off highway 101 near calabasas, which is near the la ventura county border. it's already burned about 50 acres so far, fueled by those powerful santa ana winds, the area still remaining under a red flag warning. we are also learning today that the palisades fire has turned deadly. human remains were found last night in the rubble of this destroyed malibu home. and we want to show you aerials above the palisades fire, where you can see most of the homes leveled, some scattered within that somehow luckily stayed standing. cal fire says it's now estimating that some 5300 buildings have been destroyed. these are just preliminary numbers, but many are homes, businesses, trailers and rvs. it's already being called the most destructive in l.a. history. the fire again, 0% contained. officials are also now saying 4 to 5000 buildings have been destroyed in the altadena area by the eaton fire. they're also now saying that four people have been killed by this fire, not five. a firefighter was injured fighting this fire this morning, but they are expected to make a full r

this is near calabasas. unfortunately, the conditions are ripe.you take a look at the drought monitor, you will notice that parts of southern california, including where those wildfires are burning in severe drought. central california is looking at abnormally dry conditions. and of course, the inland east bay is part of that. so let's check out the winds right at this hour. down in southern california, browns canyon, 47 miles an hour. those gusty offshore winds, the santa ana winds. mount lukens 32, castro peak 40. continuing sierra. here is some of the peak wind gusts so far down there. heaps. pk 72. you will notice that it's mill creek is 67 mile an hour winds. ontario 56. red flag warnings going until 6 p.m. tomorrow night. looking at live doppler seven here locally, things are quiet as we check out the afternoon highs tomorrow. they are coming down. we're not expecting a repeat of today of records, but it's still going to be mild and mainly sunny. 60s for the highs. here's a look at what's ahead for saturday in case you're making plans for th

and that new fire that broke out near calabasas. >> absolutely. but if i may, here tom vacar was spot on. my cousins live in altadena. they were evacuated. they went back today. they shot some video. their home was spared. their neighbors were not. and their friends. so they had tears of gratitude, but tears of guilt. >> oh, yeah, i can imagine and empathy. >> and so it's a very dire situation. yeah. so the situation is improving for tonight, but the winds will be picking up in the overnight hours and throughout the day tomorrow it's going to accelerate and then back off. and look right now at the kenneth fire as we had frank alluding to. it's a brand new fire. it borders ventura and los angeles counties. so we do have evacuations in both areas just outside of calabasas. it's really exploded 960 acres just since 334 this afternoon. now we traverse on over to the altadena and pasadena area, 61 degrees there and dry conditions, 17% relative humidity. pacific palisades we move to the west now. northeast. that's offshore push. that's the santa ana win

the kenneth fire is the newest fire that has broken out near calabasas. multiple wildfires, strong, gusty santa ana winds. the last couple of days have not helped the situation. while they're not as strong right now, the gusts in southern california have been between 65 and 74 miles an hour. i just looked at the latest numbers. right now you have 38 at camp. 935 malibu. as we go, hour by hour, those gusty offshore winds will continue well into the night and pick up at times going into tomorrow morning, we have gusty winds. you're looking at 37 simi valley. those downsloping winds go on into friday morning. and then friday afternoon a wind shift, onshore winds coming off the ocean, transporting higher humidity into the area, which should help the firefighters temporarily. red flag warnings until 6 p.m. tomorrow. moderate to strong winds, the santa ana winds and critically dry conditions continue, so severe drought in southern california. you can see much of the central portion of the state is abnormally dry. so we certainly are doing better than they are b

a new fire started yesterday near calabasas. ated person was detained last night. that fire has burned nearly 1000 acres. >> number two, ten people are confirmed dead in the fires. that number is expected to rise as officials are able to search through the fire zones. >> and number three, back here at home, we are looking at another warm and sunny day today. temperatures back into the 60s for another afternoon, but over the weekend we do have some gusty winds to talk about. a wind advisory in effect tomorrow could see gusts up to 50mph in our hills. >> number four, it's a make or break day for tiktok. the supreme court is hearing arguments today on the app's future here in the u.s. >> number five, a heads up if you take bart. starting monday, bart is making some schedule changes. it's part of an effort to sync the schedules and improve transfers with other transit systems. >> and number six, if you manage to be taking bart this morning, there are ten minute delays on the richmond line right now, but also some better news for smart train. they're going to have a gra

it started at 230 this afternoon in the west hills and calabasas areas. tonight. police are investigating this specific fire as arson. one person has been detained, and it's all due to the help of neighbors who decided to take matters into their own hands. ktvu zac sos is on the ground in woodland hills. hearing from some residents the moment they saw the suspected arsonist. >> just a really frightening scene here. earlier in the community of woodland hills, we are at the intersection of arcos and galindo here in woodland hills, about five miles from the kenneth fire. as the crow flies earlier today, neighbors saying they saw someone riding around on their bicycle with a blowtorch. a giant blowtorch apparently stopping at various houses trying to light garbage cans filled with tree debris on fire, and moving on to an old christmas tree that was left out trying to light that on fire. neighbors. given all of the fires that have been happening in this community, understandably concerned. that is when they decided to step in. now you are probably looking at video of t

and there's the kenneth fire in calabasas. forward.s has been stopped, and a person of interest is being questioned by arson investigators. some good news, thoug tonight, the community is coming together to help people displaced by the fires. this video from just a few minutes ago at the rose bowl parking lot in pasadena, which is next to altadena. people are dropping off donations for people in need. families can come pick up supplies, water, even diapers, all for free. that's what happens when something devastating like this comes and happens.eople rise to the occasion to help their neighbors, but still a lot of concern with the wind going to pick up again. certainly, you know, that's the thing with these winds is that we need those windows where they begin to calm down. but unfortunately, if you look at the timestamp, they're at about 9 a.m, we are expecting to see some gusty winds once again ramping up into that 40 50 mile per hour range in those >>> tonight, the race to contain the catastrophic wildfires in southern california tha

stories and images are now emerging from the fire zone, that new fire erupting near the city of calabasas in the last two hours. you can see how close the flames are coming to the homes on that hillside. this is now being called the kenneth fire. this isn't too far from the palisades fire in northern l.a. county. in the meantime here is a live look right now from that fire. you can see the flames that continue to burn driven by that wind and that smoke causing all kinds of air quality problems and those flames burning so close to those homes right now. we're keeping an eye on that fire. we'll bring you any new information when we get it. >>> we will not know the full extent of the damage from these fires for quite some time. officials said more than 4,000 homes have been destroyed in the eaton fire, more than 5,000 in the palisades fire. five deaths have been confirmed, but that number is expected to increase. as of this afternoon, about 180,000 people remain under evacuation orders. >> we heard numbers like 1,000 homes destroyed, but what does that 1,000 homes look like? 1,000 homes look

this was from our sister station near calabasas. the kenneth fire.'re going to be seeing more scenes like this because until then, we get to the favorable conditions. we have critically dry fuels out there. fire danger index accounts for the very high to high likelihood of seeing more fires there. and rapid spread critical fire risk remains, as you will notice heading into tomorrow. here's a look at all the fires that are burning in southern california, and the current winds are starting to pick up. 52 miles an hour at camp nine. those gusty downsloping winds. the offshore winds will continue heading into the morning hours 43 miles an hour. simi valley you will notice it's still well over 30 miles an hour and over the higher terrain. even stronger, the winds will start to shift direction by 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, becoming more onshore and lighter, but it is still going to be a little breezy at times. you can see 25 there at sandburg. you combine all of this with the low humidities and you've got moderate to strong santa ana winds. red flag warnings

and there's the kenneth fire in calabasas. forward. progress has been stopped, and a person of interest is being questioned by arson investigators. some good news, though. tonight, the community is coming together to help people displaced by the fires. this video from just a few minutes ago at the rose bowl parking lot in pasadena, which is next to altadena. people are dropping off donations for people in need. families can come pick up supplies, water, even diapers, all for free. that's what happens when something devastating like this comes and happens. people rise to the occasion to help their neighbors, but still a lot of concern with the wind go

this was from our sister station near calabasas. the kenneth fire. we're going to be seeing more scenes like this because until then, we get to the favorable conditions. we have critically dry fuels out there. fire danger index accounts for the very high to high likelihood of seeing more fires there. and rapid spread critical fire risk remains, as you will notice heading into tomorrow. here's a look at all the fires that are burning in southern california, and the current winds are starting to pick up. 52 miles an hour at camp nine. those gusty downsloping winds. the offshore winds will continue heading into the morning hours 43 miles an hour. simi valley you will notice it's still well over 30 miles an hour and over the higher terrain. even stronger, the winds will start to shift direction by 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, becoming more onshore and lighter, but it is still going to be a little breezy at times. you can see 25 there at sandburg. you combine all of this with the low humidities and you've got moderate to strong santa ana winds. red flag warni

the latest one is the calabasas fire that just broke out. here are the wind gusts. 33 malibu, 40 at browns canyon. looking at the winds in the next couple of hours, they are going to remain gusty. e to 40 miles an hour heading into the nighttime hours. they may pick up a bit going into tomorrow morning. pacific palisades 30 and you will notice those gusty drying winds continue. but then a reversal in the wind onshore, bringing the higher humidity as we head into the latter part of tomorrow. red flag warnings remain in effect until 6 p.m. tomorrow, as they are going to continue to see fire danger. air quality is being impacted. i'll be back with more on that coming up. >> julian, just insult to injury at this point. thank you so much, sandy. of course, we are staying on top of all of these developments coming out of the wildfires in los angeles county. you can get updates as they happen on abc seven news.com and the abc seven news bay area app. again, all of those latest developments on our website and inside of the mobile app. >> well, these

it is spread across the border of los angeles and ventura counties, near la's woodland hills and calabasas neighborhoods. officers have blocked off nearby roads to the public. it is currently the third largest active wild fire in the state. here is look at at the fire. some of the homes and neighborhoods, the fire started around 2:30 this afternoon. and quickly blew up in size. due to the strong santa ana winds. so the kenneth fire is burning just north of the other major wild fires. the most destructive of them, the eaton fire which burned parts of pasadena and altadena and the palisades fire along the coast. >>> tonight, we are getting a better look at the scope of the devastation. in fact, this is a look all-star the palisades burn zone. you can see home after home reduced to rubble. the two fires alone have burned more than 51 square miles, nearly the size of oakland. the damage could reach $150 billion and it is not just the homes, sewer and power systems along with roads are significantly damaged. and sadly, there are at least five confirmed deaths and authorities say that number wil

this is in the community of west hills, near calabasas.his comes as other fires are still burning along the coast and inland. although firefighters were making progress earlier today in all. as you can see, the destruction in the video, in all, more than 10,000 homes and other structures have burned in the fires. cadaver dogs and search teams are just starting the work of looking for possible remains. now, officials say the death toll of seven is expected to rise. a sheriff's department team, including a coroner's truck, was sent at a site in pacific palisades this afternoo, and we are starting to hear some stories of those who died. one woman said that her brother perished after staying behind to fight the fire with a garden hose, and another woman said her father, an amputee, did not make it out. at least 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. still tonight, the city of santa monica has already declared an overnight curfew due to incidents of looting. at least 20 arrests have been made of people breaking into vacant homes. and start

the fire started at about 230 this afternoon in the west hills area near calabasas, right along the borderangeles and ventura counties, and it quickly spread. this one burning nearly 1000 acres while containment stands at 0%. tonight, officials say forward progress has been stopped. according to the los angeles police department, this is being investigated as arson. a man has been detained thanks to neighbors who say they caught that suspect with a blowtorch and detained him with zip ties until authorities arrived. >> i looked outside and there was a gentleman with a blowtorch. like a propane blowtorch, like not a little one. like a full size, like commercial size blowtorch. and the other gentleman was yelling at him to put it down, and he didn't want to put it down. and we're like, no, no, no, you got to stop now. and he said, well, he's already tried to start a fire at my house. and so there was he tried to start a fire across the street, and he's like, he's got to stop. we need to detain this and call the police, get on the police. and so we called the police and basically detained him

this is right around calabasas. the close to the ventura basically going into ventura county. you can see it's up to 960 acres, and there is a bit of a breeze in the area. some gusts as high as 24 miles an hour. and unfortunately, the winds are expected to pick up later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. so showing you this high fire danger, red flag fire warnings in place until 6 p.m. friday. a high wind warning for the mountains until 2 p.m. friday, or a wind advisory until 2:00 friday as well. so unfortunately the winds, they backed off today, which is a good deal. but then they're going to pick up once again tonight into early tomorrow morning. not as strong as the real extreme winds we had earlier this week, but still going up there, possibly approaching 70 miles an hour for the higher peaks here in the bay area. it was a warm day, record setting heat across the region with temperatures in the 70s. redwood city, sfo, oakland all on the show. new records for today. so it is a dry weather stretch as you can

this is the kenneth fire burning near calabasas. you can see the large line of flames burning across that ridge line now. to the right you can barely see in the top corner, but those are homes and you can see first responders. they are creating a fire line and protecting a place to fight that fire just in case that fire does indeed spread. we'll keep a very close eye on this newest fire once again called the kenneth fire burning near calabasas. >>> the wet weather we have seen the last two years is good news for the state's drought numbers, but a new study suggests it may be actually a sign more dry weather is on the way. darren peck is here to explain this weather whiplash. >> it's more dry weather and more droughts, both of them on opposite ends of the extreme. weather whiplash is a term. it's uncanny, ryan, today a paper was released advising us all as we get into a warmer climate, we should expect to see the climate shift between bigger rains and drier dries and this has everything to do with what's happening in southern califor

the winds are blowing from the north northeast, and that's the reason why calabasas is under extreme threat there, as those embers could potentially blow further south into the next couple of hours. we're going to see these wind gusts ramp up yet again. and i want to show you for perspective as well, the largest fire actively burning the palisades fire at a little over 19,000. we've got 67 degrees. but look at the humidity dropping down even further. we could see single digit humidity wise. and that, of course, is problematic when we're talking about wind gusts. now, let's talk about when these wind gusts will pick up. and the reason why this red flag warning was extended. i took this overnight through about 7 a.m. and notice what happens with these wind gusts right up here. the la and la and ventura county area, 50 to 60 plus mile per hour winds will once again ramp up overnight into friday. so we're going to see these gusty conditions really kicking it up a notch all through the overnight early friday morning. when do they start to back off and diminish. well i took this to about 6

this is near the west hills and calabasas neighborhood. it started just before three this afternoon. it has exploded to almost 800 acres in just the past couple of hours. mandatory evacuations underway, and you could see flames very close in the homes in the way of the fire's path. now, winds are still at red flag levels. that red flag warning still in effect, but the gusts have been less intense. and firefighters are taking this opportunity to start working on containment lines for the eaton and palisades fire. both are still 0% contained, and together they have destroyed over 10,000 structures, mostly homes. video from pacific palisades shows a couple desperately trying to save their neighbor's house. she says water stopped running in their home as they were trying to put out the hot spot. we went inside the house and there is no water inside the house. we turn on the faucet. there's no water. there's no water into the yard, but there's one right here. it is underneath this shrub. it's starting to catch up, which will make that house tot

we added the kenneth fire now, this one near the calabasas area. temperature wise, we are comfortable in the 60s and 70s. so it's not the temperatures that we're worried about when it comes to the number. let's look at palisades fire. now. this is the largest at almost 20,000 acres. you'll notice. here's the emphasis in the focus. that low humidity right now at 12%. and the wind gusts still at about 19mph. but again, even though the winds right now seem to be diminishing, they will ramp up again. and that is the reason why that red flag warning was extended through tomorrow. i'm going to take you through the timing here. this is through about 6 p.m. you'll notice even at around 6:00 tonight, we've still got some gusty conditions, 30 plus. but look what happens as we inch into tonight and early friday morning. so we're talking about that overnight window where things really begin to get extremely dangerous right here around calabasas. look at that. wind gusts 61 plus miles per hour inching towards pasadena 43 plus. so really, the la and ventura coun

it's not far from calabasas. the other two most devastating fires are the palisades fire.the eaton fire. >> the palisades fire turned deadly. crews finding human remains in the rubble, adding to the death toll across all of those fires, bringing the total deaths now to ten. it is still burning now in the santa monica mountains. it's california's largest january wildfire on record, having scorched almost 20,000 acres and destroying more than 5000 homes. >> the eaton fire is estimated to have damaged or destroyed as many as 5000 buildings. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, doing extensive damage to altadena, and these fires are rapidly scorching their way into the record books. >> with the palisades fire now the third most destructive in state history. the camp fire in paradise is still the worst by a wide margin. 18,000 buildings destroyed and 85 people killed. back in 2018, the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay is the second most destructive, at 5600 buildings gone and 22 people dead. until this week. the oakland hills fire in 1991 was the third most

it's called the kenneth fire near calabasas on the la ventura border. this just cropped up in the last hour or so, not far from highway 101. >> and obviously, the last thing that southern california needs another wildfire threatening homes there. and we do believe evacuations underway will continue following that fire that has broken out there in the san fernando valley, the calabasas area. in the meantime, let's bring in ktvu. greg lee, following the latest on all of these destructive fires. and we're getting a sense now of sort of the scope of the devastation and the kenneth fire, a reminder that these dangerous conditions still persist amid the firefight with all these others. >> the damage from these fires is simply hard to fathom. entire blocks of homes have been wiped out. firefighters hope to make some progress today with a short break in the winds, but conditions remain dangerous and officials are urging people to remain vigilant as the loss begins to set in. >> i would venture to say probably 500, maybe more homes out there. >> the view from ab

number seven, eight from las flores canyon, 72 from a charger and from across the mountains of calabasas, 67, ripping stillness of the night after christmas with a shrill terror, with a siren the ranchers homeowners, the farmers come awake with a starter. they scream by four. they live with the fear fire that is crisp and dusty. at 3:40 a.m., one hour after the fire was reported, 23 engine companies, three bulldozers, five work crews and four patrol units. 170 men are fighting the fire. and the fire is one crackling down the mountainside, roaring through the canyons, whipped by a 50 mile an hour wind, forcing back men and machines backwards, downwards. but the white beaches of the sea which surely must stop it. there was no dawn along the beach the day after christmas. the swirling black smoke merely became gray. and when the stinging hot wind whipped, it seemed from time to time god, the is the bloody ball. momentarily, in the mountains rip. but men yesterday seemed to stop franco over junior had driven his wife and nine month old daughter to safety, and now he was returning to his home

i lived in calabasas, so it's around you, all around you. just give us a sense of the community.hat's it like in malibu right now? >> yeah. we are coordinating directly with the l.a. county fire and the cal fire as they are with us and, in fact, yesterday representatives from central command took me and the executive vice president on kind of a driving tour around the affected areas just to get a better sense of what was happening on the ground. and i will tell you this was devastating war zone is what it looked like. the malibu community is tired, is eager for some relief, but they are strong, they are resilient, they are bonding together, talking care of each other. but it is one of the most stressful times that this city has endured. will, as you drive from santa monica to mall if buy, it's disorienting -- malibu -- because you can see the pacific ocean on your left where typically you would just see a row of houses, and so many have lost housing. palisades looks like a war zone. just -- it almost looks like ancient rome where you drive through and say this is where the things

evacuation warnings are now in place for malibu and even calabasas.ore than 23,000 acres burned in the palisades fire.hat's nearly 36mi■!s. crews have that 11% contained. so let's check in now with cinthia pimentel, who has a look at our microclimate forecast. but you're also tracking the weather in los anles. so many people have connections down there. exactly. that's why we want to keep a close eye on it and bring people the latest information. those winds around 10 to 20 miles an hour. but it's the gusts that continue to be out of the north, anywhere from 29 to even upwards of 40 miles an hour. and i see that continuing as we go on into the early parts of the morning, maybe a little bit of a break as we go on into lunchtime, but then picking up once again as we track this into the start of our next week, we see those contours again for monda morning, the north northeast winds upwards of 40 even 50 miles an hour, extending that red flag warning for parts of los angeles through wednesday. those gusts could get crazy again, 50 to 70 miles an hour that

rancho cucamonga is now at 35 and calabasas at 25.n here in the bay area in the north bay, we're getting some breezy winds in the higher elevations. here's a look at the wind forecast as we go throughout the day. once again, in some spots it is a little bit lighter as we're getting those winds at about 30 to 40mph, but still very gusty and into the afternoon. gradually the wind is expected to subside and then we'll see some lighter winds later on tonight. but there is not a long break before we see the winds in some spots, mainly in the hills, start to pick up again and around santa clarita by tomorrow afternoon. we're still looking at 30mph, which is enough to fan some of those flames and continue the growth that we're seeing in some of those explosive fires. but the red flag warning today continues until 6 p.m. back to you. all right, kari, thank you. and so many people there across l.a. county are now left with nothing but a volunteer. effort is now underway to help those in need. one critical push to help arose mostly to the power

nine people died when the aircraft carrying bryant, his daughter gigi and seven others went down in calabasas, california, on sunday. the lakers posted a picture of kobe and gigi on social media, accompanied by the words always in our hearts. the wnba la sparks honored all three children killed in the crash as 2020 honorary draftees. >> that's such a nice way to honor them. it is. after almost five months of nfl football, i mean, it is a long season, let's be honest. but the super bowl matchup is set. >> that's right. we go chiefs wednesdays fridays saturdays, sundays. and now there's only one game. we'll get to them in a moment. but let's talk about the eagles booking their ticket to the big game. with a huge beatdown of division rivals the washington commanders. saquon barkley setting the tone early. 60 yard touchdown run. he would score twice more. quarterback jalen hurts you see him there at three rushing touchdowns himself. the eagles hammering the commanders 55 to 23. >> that 55 points don't bring that our. >> way in a playoff game in the playoffs. >> yeah what about the chiefs. oh man

there's also the fire that's threatening woodland hills in calabasas, the kenneth fire. mayor karen bas was just giving a news conference where she said that has the potential to flare up in the next hour and threaten quite a few homes and acreage. the winds today have been pretty cooperative, which has been really good news. it means the super scoopers have been able to get out into the pacific ocean, scoop up the water and douse the hillside homes, try to get things wet enough to where the fire has nothing to consume or doesn't want to consume it. but we haven't seen those flights in the past hour and a half, maybe two hours. i was talking to a source of mine and they said they're down for maintenance. hopefully they come back up. the lafd has the pucast to make a lot of these flights at night. and the winds are also supposed to pick up here. the wind advisory was extended to tomorrow, and they do expect there's going to be pretty strong gusts into this evening, maybe 60 miles per hour. you can see just right above my shoulder here in the palisades, there are a few mor

pero el incendio avanza sin control, amenazando otras Áreas como malibÚ, santa mÓnica y calabasas, donde provocado evacuaciones obligatorias. >> devastating fire in pasadena area. >> en conferencia de prensa, la alcaldesa de los angeles, karen bass, pidiÓ a los residentes estar alertas porque el peligro continÚa. >> evacuation order please leave immediately if you receive a warning get ready protect yourself and protect each other and don't divert firefighters from our strategy. >> las alertas de bandera roja y de fuertes vientos siguen vigentes hasta maÑana por la tarde, por lo que los bomberos dicen que continÚan su combate contra el fuego de manera defensiva, es decir, tratar de proteger en lo mÁs posible las viviendas del incendio y que no sean consumidas como esta. esa ei informaciÓn desde pacific palisades. yo soy erika flores. regreso al estudio. >> gracias. erika. el incendio no solo deja destrucciÓn, sino tambiÉn al menos cinco muertos. una de las zonas afectadas es altadena. francisco fajardo recorriÓ sus calles y nos preparÓ este informe de lo que se viviÓ este dÍa. >> el vien

depth of this deceit and violence involved in this case is chilling in a fancy gated community in calabasas, cops raid a sprawling mansion. >> la's top prosecutor then makes a bombshell announcement the doctor's ex-wife? yes, the one who posted the tribute, has been arrested and is accused of hiring a hitman to kill the doctor. >> the horror and the betrayal of this crime is beyond words, and it is with a heavy heart that we have to announce these charges against the ex-wife of doctor hamid mir shojaee ahcan shojaee. in addition to the other co-defendants, a total of five suspects are taken into custody. >> ahcan miro shojaee is charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. alleged gunman evan hardman is also charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. ashley rose sweeting, hardman's reported. girlfriend charged with accessory after the fact. saarela joannette, who cops say drove hardman to texas, is also charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. shawn randolph arrested on suspicion of murder. hardman appeared in a houston courtroom before facing extradition. a

let's talk about that new fire near calabasas. it is just the latest struggle for firefighters. here's a look at it. now that's where we find our nbc bay area's velena jones. she joins us right now. we're in the west hills area of los angeles county, where that latest fire sparked. it's called victory trailhead, which is right up above is an area where people can go hiking, walking. it's full of vegetation, hills and trails in that area. that's where the fire first sparked up on the ridge. and so there has been an immensemount of resources poured into this area because they don't want this fire to explode like the other fires have throughout la. and so right now, what you're seeing is a lot of different resources from l.a. county and other neighboring communities here. and when this all started, the fire sparked on top of the ridge. we saw a lot of crews go up there and bring water onto the hillside. we saw a lot of air support coming from up above. and in fact, one police officer told us that there were at least two people in the trailhead at the time that that fire started. an

we're talking about the santa monica mountains, but also san luis obispo, calabasas, eastern san gabrielnd the malibu coast and all of the cities that you see highlighted there are in the particularly dangerous situation red flag warning. that's something that on a normal year you would see every five to ten years, but they've had four this season alone. this is the fourth. so a really, really big fire risk and that red flag warning goes all of the way down to the mexican border and we are tracking the serious arctic chill, 22 below it feels like tomorrow morning in minneapolis. >> those are dangerously cold temperatures we are tracking. ginger, thank you. we'll see you first thing in the morning. >>> now to the terrifying close call between two passenger jets and the delta and united jets approaching the phoenix airport and the computers warning they were seconds from colliding. gio benitez covers aviation. >> reporter: tonight, stunning images showing two jets on a mid-air collision course as they are coming in for a landing at phoenix sky harbor airport. justin recording from down bel

cal fire to the top of this canyon where they stopped the palisades fire from burning encino and calabasas. the burn scar massive. but proof progress is being made. >> today is the first day that everything is looking really good. we're not out of the woods yet. >> reporter: and we saw that first hand. so this hot spot just popped up just behind us. you see the flames there rising. the good news is there's a helicopter in the air that's going to attack it from above. choppers with hundreds of gallons of water, and on this drop, bull's eye. that's why these airdrops are so critical, attacking these fires from above. with machinery and aircraft like that, that's how they can make progress and get ahead of the fires. coordinating with crews like these doing what's called cutting line, removing brush that fuels the fire. how are your teams holding up? >> the good thing is they're borne and bred to work hard. they're tired. in the beginning, we were working crews 36-40 hours multiple days at a time. and they're ready here. this is what they do. >> reporter: meanwhile, flight crews working into

calabasas, temecula, we'll see the winds ramping up. and it's so bone dry with relative humidities under 10% in some spots. we're watching the eaton fire and palisades fire. we're going to see the winds ramping up throughout the later part of this monday, tuesday, and also wednesday. stop this clock around 2:00. the winds are picking up, right near the fire. this is going to be another dangerous week as we head to monday, tuesday, the later part of today to tuesday and wednesday. as we go throughout the overnight hos ur just 6 degrees in minneapolis. and we're a looking at rain in jacksonville. montgomery could see clouds as well, 50 degrees. that's your monday forecast. >> okay. thanks so much, michelle. >> sure. >>> president biden awarded pope francis with a presidential medal of honor with distinction. the first time the president has bestowed that honor as president. he called francis the people's post, a light of faith, hope and love that shines brightly across the world. it is the first medal of freedom awarded with distinction s

firefighters have stopped forward movement of the kenneth fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in the calabasas area, and we're starting to see containment slowly, slowly tick up on the two biggest fires. the eaton fire, 3% contained after damaging more than 9000 structures and vehicles around altadena. it is burning very close to the communication towers on mount wilson, causing some signal issues for la tv stations this morning and the palisades fire that is 8% contained after breaking out on tuesday in the pacific palisades area and spreading to malibu. new aerial footage from this morning shows the scope of that destruction. it has damaged at least 5300 structures and vehicles, and today the national guard will begin patrolling some areas. 20 people have been arrested for looting in the two fires, and a curfew will be in effect in the fire zone starting this evening. for the very latest on the firefight, now go live to charlie demar, live in altadena. charlie. >>>>and ryan, we are in hard-hit altadena. this is what so many homes look like block after block. just completely leveled shells of

wildfire in the pacific palisades, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their homes from malibu to calabasas. school districts canceling class, as firefighters work throughout the night to battle the flames. we have the latest from the fight. meteorologist angie lassman is tracking if there's any relief on the way. >>> the house pass as new immigration crackdown for the first act of the year. details on the new legislation named after laken riley, the student killed last year by a migrant. >>> could president-elect trump use military force to acquire the panama canal and greenland? we're live with the new threats this morning. >>> why meta is unfriending fact checkers. >>> and from the avengers to the anchor chair. how scarlett johansson is helping out on the "today" show. it's wednesday, january 8. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news out west. dangerous winds are fueling explosive wildfires across southern california, prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. a brush fire broke out in the pacific pal

that warning was meant to be sent to people and the calabasas area where the kenneth fire had just started and was burning. but and obviously cause confusion and panic among people far away from real evacuation zones. and a second alert was sent minutes later telling people to disregard that warning but more false alerts have gone out today, including one at 04:00am la county officials say they're working with fema to figure out why the erroneous alerts are being sent out. they say it's a technical issue, not human error. >> and we're learning more about the la city fire department budget cuts that have come under heavy criticism in recent days last month. lafd chief kristen crowley wrote a memo to the city asking for more funding. she also criticized a 7 million dollar cut in overtime funds saying it would hamper the department's ability to respond to fires. chief crowley has since said that the scale of these fires would have led to significant damage regardless of the budget, a bay area, firefighters there down in los angeles right now, including santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal.

this is burning near west hills in calabasas in the san fernando valley. now, that fire started yesterday afternoon. authorities say bystanders detained that suspect after they say they saw him setting the fire. that blaze has now burned more than a thousand acres and is at 35% containment. all evacuation orders and warnings are lifted in that area. officials gave an update on the round the clock work they're performing to try to get the handle on all of these fires. all of us here are working urgently and around the clock to confront this ongoing firestorm. and when we are on the front lines, when we're in the command post, when we are in the emergency operations center, we carry with us our friends and neighbors. that is what this fight is all about. it's about those friends, neighbors, and loved ones who have fled their homes, those who have lost their homes, those who have lost their lives. to all angelenos, we are fighting hard for each of you now. as to contain the massive wildfires in southern california, most of those deaths being reported are stil

it is threatening numerous hillside homes in the calabasas area.cuation orders are in place and fire crews have been making airdrops. we will stay on top of this. >>> today the country marks a national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter who died last week. tributes for the 39th president poured in from all over, including here in the bay area. after carter left office he became a champion for the homebuilding nonprofit habitat for humanity lending his own hands to help with thousands of projects over the course of several decades. today volunteers with the nonprofit set to work in front of san jose city hall to construct a mini memorial. they put up a door and framed wall that people could sign. >>> that's it for us right now. norah o'donnell is next with much more coverage on >> norah: tonight, >> norah: tonight, wildfires burn out of control for a third straight day. hundreds of thousands under evacuation warnings. >> i was in denial. i didn't think that anything this devastating would happened. >> my wedding dress, our wedding alb

mandatory evacuation order for brush fire in woodland hills, west of los angeles, not too far from calabasasc seven news reporter zach fuentes is covering the eaton fire in altadena. that's northeast of los angeles. and a short time ago, zach spoke to a woman whose home was just saved from the flames. >> we're seeing some of the houses that have been leveled, destroyed. that one just over there. that just happened in the last couple of hours. it is heartbreaking. this home next to it. firefighters worked so hard. we have chelsea over here. i want to speak to you really quick. your home is the one one of the i think the only ones on this block saved right now. we saw firefighters working to save it. >> your thoughts right now i it's a mix of everything. i mea, i'm so grateful that the firefighters work so hard to protect my home this morning. i know that my neighbor's house caught on fire this morning, and they did everything they could to save mine. but i mean, if you look around, it doesn't in the scheme of things, it doesn't really matter because all of my neighbors have lost so much. but

. >> back live, we go to the calabasas area where this fire has grown to about 800 acres. it started around 2.30. this afternoon. they did great work to prevent it so far from burning homes, making lots of air drops with tanker planes and helicopters. but it is still a threat. as you can see with the fire right up near communities. >> lawrence is here. and are they going to get any help from the weather? no, not tonight. that scary seeing images like that right now. i think the winds ramp up overnight tonight. >> and with a fire that close to some of those homes, they've got to be evacuating. some of those homes already. right now, the winds have backed off quite a bit from where they've been, don't think they'll be a strong as they've been the last couple of nights. but still, we could still see some gusts over 50 miles an hour, maybe some 60 mile an hour gusts across some of the peaks and with active fires out there already that will likely move some of those sparks and some of the others could possibly start some other fires in and around los angeles basin. dangerous fi