cbs elise preston is in the hard hit see of altadena tonight. elise?> reporter: jericka, people returning home to discover what survived the fire is just one step in the rebuilding process. we're only days into a long and tedious recovery. weary residents are starting to return home. >> i haven't been home in two weeks. i miss everything. i miss my whole life, but i'm lucky, i have a house. >> reporter: the pacific palisades will need a massive rebuild and friday los angeles mayor karen bass named a chief recovery officer to spearhead the effort where nearly 3,000 homes were lost. and california governr gavin newsom on friday temporarily banning the eviction of rental tenants who have opened their homes to people displaced by the fires. >> so normally you put on this uniform and you're like, i'm in rescue mode. >> reporter: when the deadly eaton fire broke out, rich deleon and other volunteers with the altadena mountain rescue jumped into action, helping people escape. >> it was terrible. i mean, the embers were blowing. it was like sideways rain excep

elise preston is there for us tonight.lise, good evening to you. >> reporter: maurice, good evening to you. there are 12 people missing in the eaton fire, at least 7,000 structures damaged or destroyed. one of those structures was the beloved home of michael and felita kealing. the eaton fire has devoured parts of altadena and pasadena, historic communities that generations of black families called homes. those homes are now gone. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm so sorry. >> reporter: michael kealing and his family are my distant relatives. >> you look like the prestons. >> reporter: michael's great grandparents first settled in this r part of the country more than a century ago, during the great migration, when millions of black americans moved across the country hoping for better opportunities. >> it actually is worse than i thought. >> reporter: we are all meeting for the first time, as the family sees what's left of the house where they created 25 years worth of memories. >> it was really, really, really hard watching on t

cbs's elise preston has the latest on the ground. elise, good evening. >> reporter: nancy, good evening to you. more than 150,000 people have been displaced by the l.a. fires. many of them are now in the process of trying to get help from fema. >> it is a sliver of a difference between crying, between happiness, and sheer anger. >> reporter: jens lindeman's home was one of nearly 12,000 destroyed in the l.a. fires. a professional musician in the days following the fire, lindeman returned to the ruins of his home to take some time to reflect. ♪ we spoke with him today from kansas, where he was preparing for a concert tonight. he and his wife have just sarted the long road to recovery. >> we registered for fema immediately, and it has been as quick as one could imagine, but the system -- it's overwhelmed right now. >> reporter: thousands are turning to fema for help, with temporary housing and repair and replacement cost. the agency's website states that applicants may have to undergo an inspection. yesterday, in pacific palisades, pre

cbs's elise preston reports on how that work is progressing. >> it is a sliver of a difference betweenrying, between happiness and sheer anger. >> reporter: jens lindeman's pacific palisades home was one of nearly 12,000 destroyed in the l.a. fires. ♪ a professional musician, in the days following the fire lindeman returned to the ruins of his home to take some time to reflect. ♪ we spoke with him from kansas, where he was preparing for a concert. he and his wife have just started the long road to recovery. >> we registered for fema immediately, and it has been as quick as one could imagine. but the system, it's overwhelmed right now. >> reporter: thousands are turning to fema for help, with temporary housing and repair and replacement costs. the agency's website states that applicants may have to undergo an inspection. in pacific palisades president trump suggested the future of fema is uncertain. >> you don't need fema. you need a good state government. you have your own essentially fema. you fix it yourself. >> reporter: the president toured the damage now estimated at up to $275 bi

but as cbs's elise preston discovered, some residents whose homes survived the eaton and palisades firesow being allowed back. >> reporter: weary residents are starting to return home. >> oh, i haven't been home in two weeks. i miss everything. i miss my whole life. but i'm lucky. i have a house. >> reporter: the pacific palisades will need a massive rebuild, and friday los angeles mayor karen bass named a chief recovery officer to spearhead the effort where nearly 3,000 homes were lost. and california governor gavin newsom on friday temporarily banning the eviction of rental tenants who have opened their homes to people displaced by the fires. >> normally you put on this uniform and you're like i'm in rescue mode. >> reporter: when the deadly eaton fire broke out, rich de leon and other volunteers with the altadena mountain rescue jumped into action, helping people escape. >> it was terrible. the embers were blowing. it was like sideways rain except it was fire. >> reporter: while de leon spent the night helping others find safety, flames swallowed nearly 5,000 homes, including his. >>

elise preston, thank you so much. turning now to the middle east.oday, president biden said a temporary ceasefire deal for gaza is on the brink of being finalized as negotiations continue in qatar. senior israeli officials tell cbs news they've agreed to a six week truce. 33 of their hostages would be released, as would some palestinians now held in israeli jails. the israeli military would establish a buffer zone in southern gaza for security purposes. hamas leadership has yet to sign off on the deal. the president's comments on gaza, as he aims to improve his image and tell foreign policy achievements. he said america is stronger now on the global stage then it was four years ago. here's cbs's ed o'keefe. >> reporter: president biden today claimed the country is stronger because of his efforts to expand nato, support ukraine withdraw forces from afghanistan, and take on china. >> these are not partisan, they are american. they benefit all americans. >> reporter: word of a potential ceasefire in gaza would help resolve one of the major remaining ch

>> elise preston, so good to see there. we send it back to jericka duncan, jericka, we 150 this situation unfolding so many aspects to this story. the human cost. the people. the politics. so much. one thing that jumps out and remains is it will be about time. so long that we'll be dealing with this that people here in southern california. >> absolutely, maurice. i have to say those harrowing stories really put in perspective what matters most. again, thank you so much. >>> well that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. from maurice in los angeles, we thank you so much for watching. i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a good night. ♪ >>> from cbs news bay area this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00 tonight fire crews in southern california are bracing themselves as heavy winds pick up tonight. coming up, our katie nielsen is bringing us the latest from the palisades fire. >>> plus, a man in altadena risking his life to save his home and his neighborhood. >> i saw the fires coming down. i did everything i could

cbs correspondent elise preston has the very latest from malibu. >> reporter: block after block, the devastation is overwhelming in pacific palisades. >> the whole house just collapsed. >> reporter: where the most destructive fire in los angeles history is still burning out of control. >> we are absolutely not out of danger yet. >> reporter: ferocious winds are fueling blow torch conditions, burning embers are flying for miles, sparking new fires. >> it has been something we have not seen before. >> reporter: wary firefighters working for more than 24 hours are trying to get with the upper hand. >> we are trying to do the best that we can right now. >> reporter: in malibu, the fire jumped the pacific coast highway, destroying several multi-million dollar mansions. many ran for their lives, sheltering in their cars. >> we saw people crying in their cars. we saw people praying in their cars. people are just so concerned. even it if their homes are safe for now, they're concerned about their neighbors. >> reporter: about 30 miles east of pasadena, this man watched the palisades fire on