this area, the hills here, south of encino. the most recent fires that have burned in that area 1961 and 1944. there really hasn't been recent fires in that area. so the fuels are very dense. and what we had tonight was the fire burning upslope on the ridgeline there. evacuation orders between this fire and 405 just north of brentwood tonight that was issued earlier this evening. very dense and very dry as they've had very little rainfall. okay. thank you. rob. you can also get the latest on our website nbc [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- pamela anderson, andrew rannells, musical guest lil baby, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 2074! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon!

this area, the hills here, south of encino. the most recent fires that have burned in that area 1961 and 1944. there really hasn't been recent fires in that area. so the fuels are very dense. and what we had tonight was the fire burning upslope on the ridgeline there. evacuation orders between this fire and 405 just north of brentwood tonight that was issued earlier this evening. very dense and very dry as they've had very little rainfall. okay. thank ♪ >>> tonight, the death toll rising from the wildfires in southern california as yet another inferno erupts in los angeles. more evacuations ordered as that new fire spreads. and stunning images revealing the utter devastation. more than 12,000 homes and buildings destroyed. at least 11 dead. more than 150,000 still under evacuation orders. plus, a fire fighting plane out of commission after striking a drone. the fbi investigating. >>> and after her home was spared, actress jennifer garner speaking out, the friend she says she lost in the flames. our team across the fire zone. >>

los fuertes vientos amenazan a nuevas comunidades como encino, west brentwood.damnificados y le contamos cuÁles son los principales peligros para la salud de los residentes. cuadrillas especializadas en incendios militares salen desde mÉxico para el sur de california para ayudar a luchar contra los masivos incendios forestales. >> no te voy a tener nunca mÁs. nunca. >> hoy fue el Último adiÓs a nicole pÉrez, la joven madre que falleciÓ cuando un hombre embistiÓ a una multitud que celebraba el aÑo nuevo en la calle de nueva orleans. hablamos con sus familiares tras la extensiÓn del programa de protecciÓn temporal para los venezolanos y salvadoreÑos. investigamos quÉ tan vulnerables estarÍan los beneficiarios cuando en unos dÍas trump asuma la presidencia del paÍs y lo llevamos a un laberinto conformado por miles de cipreses en comayagua, honduras, que segÚn su creador, representa los caminos de la vida. conÓzcalo en nuestro segmento planeta tierra. >> noticias telemundo fin de semana con johanna suÁrez. >> escenas apocalÍpticas como esta del incendio han surgido

palisades fire, one of the worst — has actually expanded to take in the suburbs of brentwood and encinothe area that includes the getty museum. at least six fires are burning and the forecast is for more strong winds which won't help the situation at all. president biden has called it a �*war scene'. a public health emergency has been declared for the los angeles area because of the risk from smoke. california's governor has called for an investigation into how critical fire hydrants ran out of water — impeding the firefighting effort. we are taking you to the live shot across los angeles where as we know the emergency situation is ongoing and as i was saying, los angeles authorities have declared a local health emergency due to the poor ella quality as fire, ash and smoke blankets this area. we begin our coverage with this report. they got out. that's what matters most. amid the ash and ruin, a hug from dad promises everything will be all right. even if this family doesn't yet know how. when the fires tore through altadena in the dead of night, daisy and keith bundled their young child

it's also threatening the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. westwood is where ucla is. the eaton fire, which is near pasadena and altadena, has burned more than 14,000 acres. 16 of the 24 deaths so far are from this fire. one woman's father died in his home in altadena, omari my time 810 central standard time and said, baby, i'm getting ready to have to evacuate. you know, about the fire. and i said, okay, dad. he said, i love you. he said, but we're going to have to evacuate. that's all right. so before we hung up the phone, he said, baby, i gotta go. the fire made it to my yard. so sad for so many families. la fire officials say they have made progress over the weekend when the santa ana winds slowed down. however, here comes those winds again. a red flag warning is once again in effect through wednesday in parts of la and ventura counties. raj will he or won't he? shortly after donald trump becomes president next monday, he will face a request from governor newsom for wildfire assistance funds. normally, these disaster requests are honored by congress and the preside

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

palisades fires also threatening the communities of brentwood, encino, and westwood. containment is at 14%. farther east by pasadena and altadena, up the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres. after gaining no acreage yesterday. containment is at 33%. over 12,000 structures are estimated to have been damaged or destroyed, and investigators say at least 16 people out of the total 24 deaths have died in the eaton fire. just devastation. the whole neighborhood has gone. i've been living here my whole life and. my whole life is gone. great person. funny the life of the party, love, sports and love people. let's go and bring in conan nolan. live in altadena for us today. conan, you've been covering these fires for nearly a week now, and it just seems like there's no end in sight. that's right. audrey, you pointed out how we have new wind advisories for starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning until about noon tomorrow. there's plenty of brush throughout southern california that has yet to be consumed. and that's where the fear is now. yeah, the this fire has made its way

you mentioned when it comes back to the palisades fire, encino and brentwood.o you have any sense right now where they're pouring resources in terms of all of the helicopters, all of those planes, to now dump water. are they flooding all of the fire fighting to any particular neighborhood or area? >> reporter: so they're definitely switching to the more eastern side of the fire where we have the expansions in the communities you mentioned so moving from west to east. so in terms of support, we have 3700 personnel assigned to just this fire. each fire has assigned personnel and this one certainly is the largest fire so it has the largest personnel. but they really did focus on those communities yesterday. we were in the mountaingate community which overlooks mandeville canyon and everybody was evacuated there but you could overlook into the canyon and see just all the air support. unfortunately, you have homes within the canyon and they were most vulnerable and we did see some of those burn but yeah, i'd say the eastern side right now, up to the 405, mull hollan

that includes the cities of brentwood and encino, and it will be another very long day and night for one nervous homeowner who has been keeping a watchful eye on changing conditions. >> i spent all night out here sitting, constantly checking to watch this fire come down the hill and approach this area. it was just creeping down here all night. i think the biggest concern is that getting into any fresh fuel that hasn't burned could create a new problem again, and a shift in the wind sent the fire north and east through the santa monica mountains, forcing evacuations in nearby brentwood and the hills of encino. >> the fire is still threatening hundreds of homes in those two cities. >> this morning, firefighters are making progress in their battle against the two smaller fires in the l.a. area. cal fire says the kenneth fire is now 90% contained after burning more than 1000 acres near the los angeles ventura county border. all evacuations have been lifted in that fire. the evacuation orders have also been lifted in the hurst fire, which has been burning near sylmar in the northern edge

el edificio se encuentra en el barrio de encino, en el extremo oeste de la ciudad, estas operaciones, robert luna, inforÓ que unas 153 mil personas siguen bajo Órdenes de evacuacÓn. y los invitamos este domingo a nuestro programa especial noticias univisÓn presenta: "california en llamas..." a las 10 de la noche/ 9 en el centro. y asi llegamos al final con las noticias mas importantes a esta hora gracias por acompañarnos. nos vemos con mas noticias a las once y media en su noticiero [música] leo: amigo, ¿me echas la mano? me va a ganar la lluvia. tráete esta. y ¿ahora?

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

el incendio se extiende hacia el este, hacia encino y tambiÉn hacia brentwood.de estructuras adicionales. y amenazan nuevas comunidades como encino, west y brentwood. albino se quedÓ sin empleo. el restaurante donde habÍa trabajado por dÉcadas como mesero fue devorado por el fuego. >> mi corazÓn estÁ acÁ. mi corazÓn estÁ aquÍ. mi vida estÁ acÁ. he crecido a mis hijas y mi familia trabajando en este bonito lugar. >> mientras en el segundo incendio mÁs devastador estÁn los residentes han estado regresando al sitio donde su hogar estuvo una vez en pie. david tenÍa viviendo aquÍ mÁs de 20 aÑos con su esposa y dos hijos. >> lo material se puede reemplazar aunque tome un poco de tiempo. pero esta es tu casa y. y aquÍ es donde quieres estar. y aquÍ es donde quieres vivir. y aquÍ es donde te es. eso es lo que mÁs te duele por ahora. >> david y su familia tienen planeado vivir en otra propiedad de forma provisional. >> son oficinas, no estÁn adaptadas como para una casa como de vivienda, pero se puede adaptar. >> quienes dicen tener un futuro verdaderamente incierto es b

included in the warnings are the suburbs of brentwood and encino.s of malibu. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we start to see some subtle changes to the weather this weekend, though for moust of us, it will remain quite cold, further sharp overnight frosts, but slowly, we will see weather fronts pushing in off the atlantic and that'll bring a little bit of rain and hill snow to scotland, northern ireland. there will be some sunshine around and by the end of the weekend it will be turning less cold initially across scotland and northern ireland, then across all areas into next week. we've got this area of high pressure building in across the country. this is the weather front bringing more cloud with some rain, sleet and snow to northern ireland, western scotland, perhaps north—west england and northern wales. it will tend to fizzle out as we head through this evening, leaving a legacy of fog and low cloud across northern ireland, western scotland but clearer skies for central and eastern england. eastern scotland, again, a cold one to co

there were new evacuations ordered yesterday for encino and brentwood.nd actually, this is a live look from our storm ranger down in los angeles over what looks to be the mandeville canyon near pacific palisades. evacuation warnings are now in place for malibu and even calabasas. more 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 mond

the evac north to encino reservoir from the 405 freeway west to mandeville canyon. evacuation warning area is the south border is sunset boulevard east blasio road north mulholland drive west 405 freeway. on the south mulholland drive and sepulveda boulevard and east luis avenue that includes encino reservoir new evacuation shelters are now open and van nuys and canoga park to provide immediate support for those who have been displaced. including our veteran community from the north v.a. campus. overnight, the american red cross and field teams from every city, county, state, and federal district were mobilizing on the ground to help move safely our evacuated residents into safety. it was simply astonishing seeing people come together in these wee hours to protect our residents. i want to thank those who are on the frontline who is work tirelessly to respond to fires that threaten our topanga community. the past few days including aerial support and boots on the ground your swift actions have made incredible difference for our residents and this focus has been neces

encino hills where the fires almost look like a sunrise.ve all and surmounted by the national guard and finally fire trucks preposition along with other emergency vehicles in thit bel air church parking lot. first responders are working around the clocky. we should thank them and they should be rewarded handsomely for the work they are doing. neighborhoods have been dealing not just with panic but as matt said the fires as well but the waves of looters and some appearing on scooters.sant these four pieces that the huma fungus arrested in santa monica over the weekend and more on that cominang up here to win was busted with a dagger and window .breaking tool. that politicians in charge,in of course, all democrats, insist nothing could be done. we could not have done anything e winds too strong andast. the antivirus move too fast in a deed, they did move too fast.th of course, woue know the mayor f thousandens of miles away on a national boondoggle when ominous weather conditions forecasted. , even though she promised whene elected shwoe woul

friends of mine in encino are sending me wild videos it looks like a military lock down there.y are glad about that because they saw get law enforcement to patrol the pressroom centers and do the traffic stops and look at suspicious people and doing that enforcement activity you are going to start discovering all these looters and unfortunately a lot more got away than the ones that got arrested because the size of the looting is not really been very accurately reported. it's the substantial and the lack of law enforcement personnel on the ground is very noticeable. >> well, friends of mine in, again, above encino hills towards radio city. they literally texted me we just saw looters or in our neighborhood three hours ago. we called and couldn't get anyone they are overwhelmed. a long winded way of saying some of the previous permissive approach to is that mindset in the thug community that they are probably not going to get caught. even if they did get caught, they are not going to do any hard time? four years of gascon's policy. the zero bail schedule, catch and release the c

palisades fire — one of the worst — has actually expanded to take in the suburbs of brentwood and encinorea that includes the getty museum. at least six fires are burning and the forecast is for more strong winds, which won't help the situation at all. president biden has called it a war scene. a public health emergency has been declared for the los angeles area because of the risk from smoke. california's governor has called for an investigation into how critical fire hydrants ran out of water, impeding the firefighting effort. helena humphrey reports from los angeles. they got out. that's what matters most. amid the ash and ruin, a hug from dad promises everything will be all right. even if this family doesn't yet know how. when the fires tore through altadena in the dead of night, daisy and keith bundled their young children into the back of the car. they had no official warning, just instinct. iam waiting i am waiting for urgency to say leave, this is dangerous. when i saw more flames going up, i said, we have to get out. like so many here, all this family has left is each other. the

these infernos the palisades of fire is expanding easter prompting new evacuations for brentwood and encinot finn's in mandeville canyon near brentwood with the very latest. >> hi arthel but this is per ths upsetting news for people here on eric to set the scene i'm standing on mandeville canyon road week begins with an update famous sunset boulevard cuts off the canyon behind me. thousands of homes on this road a lot lot after lot a short while ago we're driving up in this direction predicts the black smoke in the distance. unfortunately there are homes are burning right now on mandeville canyon road. that is terrible news for people in this area. and even west los angeles at the fire continues to make its way down this road on down this candidate will not only destroy the homes in this area but exposes parts of west l.a. to fire spread including brentwood. in a short while ago i was talking to a woman named linda her to try and get back to her home in this area she can't right now she is under the evacuation orders. she said her husband's insulin is in the refrigerator. here's linda. >> t

currently 11% contained, but the flames will continue to march towards densely populated areas like encino and brentwood. police in the area say two people were arrested near the brentwood home of vice president kamala harris for violating curfew. evacuation orders are still in place. >> our katie nielsen is live in pacific palisades, where many people who evacuated still don't know the fate of their homes. katie? >> reporter: andrea, it's been six days since the start of the fire. for so many people, they are still outside the evacuation zone. yesterday the sheriff's department was doing escorts into the fire zone for the people who lived up here, but they were so overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up to be escorted inside the evacuation zone, that they had to stop doing that today. but a number of people still came to that roadblock, hoping to get any information about their properties. >> we got here at 4:00, and then they said nobody is allowed today. >> reporter: james tye has been trying since yesterday to get back to the pacific palisades. >> evacuating quickly and certa

new satellite images showing the palisades fire burning south of the encino reservoir.on fire scorching through more than 14,000 acres and only 15% contained. malcolm stewart did his best to save lives the night that fire broke out near his home in altadena, racing around without water, still trying to put out the flames. >> i wasn't even thinking about it. i was thinking about trying to save my neighborhood. i grew up here. >> reporter: he managed to save several homes. for so many others, he could only watch. >> i'm devastated. i wish i would have had water and saved all these houses. >> reporter: the death toll rising to 16. officials warn the full scope of the loss of life is still unclear. governor newsom doubling the amount of national guard deployed in los angeles. firefighters even flying in from mexico to join the fight. local authorities vowing to find out what exactly caused these devastating fires. announcing a task force led by the atf. >> th task force is made up of local, state and federal partners designed to investigate the cause of the fires and to see

boulevard north hasta encino.a y hay una advertencia de evacuaciÓn que ahora es una. es una orden de evacuaciÓn inmediata. quÉ tal? buenas noches. les saluda con gusto. johanna suÁrez por aranza loizaga. vamos a altadena, en donde se desatÓ el segundo mayor incendio. el. allÍ mÁs del 25% de los residentes son latinos. francisco fajardo retornÓ a la zona y hablÓ con un hombre que hace unos dÍas hizo caso omiso de las Órdenes de evacuaciÓn para defender su casa de las llamas. Él nos cuenta si lo logrÓ. >> es ya el dÍa 4. el viento ha cesado y en la zona cero de altadena, donde el escenario de destrucciÓn no deja de sorprender, el silencio es absoluto. la guardia nacional y policÍas resguardan cada entrada de las zonas devastadas, donde hay cada vez mÁs desesperaciÓn entre residentes por ir a ver lo que quedÓ de sus hogares. >> estamos tratando de entrar a ver las casas de todo lo que se perdiÓ, verdad? y tratar de ver quÉ es lo que ha quedado. >> hay los 8000 bomberos que combaten en los Ángeles. finalmente han empe

the fire has moved east, prompting evacuation orders in brentwood and encino. about 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders. the death toll has risen to at least 25 people killed, more than 12,000 structures, including buildings and cars, have been destroyed. the palisades fire stands nearly 24,000 acres, about 14% contained. meanwhile, the eaton fire is at 14,000 acres and is 33% contained. fire crews have managed to get the upper hand on that fire, now working on putting out hotspots. laura haefeli has the latest from los angeles. >>>>reporter the destruction from the los angeles wildfires is extensive. today, fire crews are preparing to battle extreme wind conditions again. and while officials understand neighbors are anxious to get home, they are asking for patience as they continue to recover the remains of people who may have perished. fire crews are relentlessly attacking these blazes from the ground, and the air. even pre-treating perimeters with retardant to buy time when air crews are grounded for wind. some 5000 fire personnel are assigne

officials now issuing new evacuation orders for residents in parts of the brentwood and encino neighborhoodsbear was packing up all he could from his mother's home of 65 years. >> how close is the fire right now to your place? >> it's probably as the crow flies about a mile away. >> are you concerned? >> no. and the reason i'm not concerned is people come first and the people are all out of here that i love. things can be replaced. and you do the best you can. >> reporter: 22 or more thousand acres have already been destroyed in this fire alone. 5,000 structures. hundreds of them are homes. authorities in california today are warning against price gouging and telling people that it could take you a year in jail if you take part of those practices. maurice? >> reporter: okay, lilia, thank you so much. tonight the mayor of los angeles, karen bass, faces heavy criticism other the city's response to the fires. cbss tom hanson joins me now. tom, you had some tough questions for the mayor today. >> that's right. frustration is growing towards city official. look no further than where we're standin

but fortunately, they've been able to use encino reservoir to fill up and continue fighting this fire into the night. and it has been a huge luxury that has been very effective. >> guys, los angeles fire department chief says the fire has destroyed more than 53,000 structures since tuesday, and the fire is now spreading toward brentwood, where the getty center is located. many residents in pacific palisades are still waiting to find out whether their homes were destroyed. and just miles away from the palisades fire, the deadly eaton fire is leaving a path of destruction. this is an aerial view of what's left in the city of altadena. that's where an 83 year old grandfather's body was found by his family in his bed amid the rubble. another couple who lost their home say they tried to fight the flames on their own for hours, but it became too much. they say they never got any kind of evacuation order. >> instead of a snowstorm. it was a flame storm, okay? and it was being blown by 60 mile an hour winds. and so we just turned off the water and grabbed some things and got out of here. >> s

they extend into brentwood and encino, which are considered more densely populated.h alert. >> katie nielsen is in the burn zone with the latest. >> i have two fire pumps here, one for the roof and one to pull hose around to the front of the house. >> reporter: a 60,000-gallon swimming pool, that's gunner jenson's fire plan. >> i can fire this pump up, and it'll protect that whole side of house. then i take this pump with the hose around that side and i can protect that side. >> reporter: he's lived in the canyon for 65 years. >> i've been through about ten really bad fires here. >> reporter: he doesn't have fire fighting experience. he's a plumber. but he says no matter what happens, he's not leaving. his emergency plan if the fire does blow through, yep, you guessed it, the swimming pool. >> take the scuba gear to the bottom of the pool and let the fire blow over and come back up. >> reporter: further up the canyon, winds were pushing the flames closer to homes where the hillsides and houses were painted pink with fire retardant as firefighters work to keep the fla

but fortunately, they've been able to use encino reservoir to fill up and continue fighting this fire into the night. and it has been a huge luxury that has been very effective. >> guys, the los angeles fire department chief says the fire has destroyed more than 53,000 structures since tuesday. the fire is now spreading towards brentwood, where the getty center is located. many residents in pacific palisades are still waiting to find out whether their homes are still there. now, just miles away from the palisades fire, the deadly eaton fire is leaving a path of destruction. this is an aerial view of what's left in the city of altadena. that's where an 83 year old grandfather's body was found by his family in his bed amid the rubble. another couple who lost their home say they tried to fight the flames on their own for hours, but it became too much. they say they never got any kind of evacuation order. >> instead of a snowstorm. it was a flame storm, okay? and it was being blown by 60 mile an hour winds. and so we just turned off the water and grabbed some things and got out of here. >

traveled with 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

continues creeping towards west los angeles and the san fernando valley threatening the communities of encino and brentwood and while evacuation orders for the entire area remain in effect, some people were able to go back to learn the fate of their homes, but as katie nielsen tells us from pacific palisades, that didn't last long. >> reporter: it has been almost a week since the start of the palisades fire and so many people who evacuated on that first day still do not know the fate of their homes. that's why yesterday the l.a. county sheriff's department was actually escorting residents in one by one allowing them back to their properties, but they were so overwhelmed with the number of people that showed up they had to stop doing that today, but there were some people who still came to that road closure anyway trying to get any information they could. >> we got here at 4:00. we were number five, but then they said nobody's allowed in today. >> reporter: james has been trying to get in since yesterday. >> certain things were forgotten. the third story looked like it got burnt. however, it l

evacuation orders expanded over the weekend into brentwood, encino and westwood. westwood is where ucla is. containment is at 14%. this fire is believed to have takenight lives so far. let's switch our graphic now to the east in pasadena and altadena. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres. containment stands at 33%. this fire has taken at least 16 lives and damaged or destroyed an estimated 12,000 structures. most of those structures are homes in total. these fires have now taken 24 lives. earlier today, our sky ranger spotted arson investigators near where the palisades fire started, which was last tuesday. you see them down below. they are looking into any indications of how this all started, including whether it may have reignited from a separate fire in the same area that was caused by fireworks on new year's eve. investigators are also inspecting an electrical transmission tower as a possible reason behind the eaton fire. this is up above pasadena. this video, captured as the fire ignited, shows the flames burning near those electrical towers befor

the palisades fire now threatens nearby brentwood and encino where additional evacuation orders have been issued. a brief break in the wind allowed aircraft to gain 11% containment saturday as the region was bombarded with water and flame retardant, but planes were briefly grounded after drones were spotted in the air space. in altadena the eaton fire has destroyed more than 14,000 acres and reduced thousands of homes to ash. that fire is now 27% contained. officials say the rash of fires have burned through more than 40,000 acres and more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed. a city under siege. l.a. mayor karen bass is now facing calls to resign, from a growing number of people who say the city's response was inadequate. >> my question to you is what explains this lack of preparation and rapid response? >> when we are safe, when lives have been saved and homes have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation. >>reporter: her own fire chief has said budget cuts hampered firefighting efforts. >> we are screaming to be properly funded to make sure that our firefighters can d

i think helicopters out there, they're all going up to encino lake, getting water, flying right back down, dropping it, going back up again. it's a big circle. if you want to go to flightradar24, it's a website. you can actually see the helicopters doing their circles, getting water in the lake, taking it back down and dumping it onto the fires. they're doing everything they can. but there are the fire line is so large right now, fred. there are so many places. there are too many fires to try to get them all out. and this is the problem. the problem right now is that even though it's as good as it's going to get for a while, and it gets a lot worse tonight, it gets worse again. monday and wednesday. this is kind of like this is almost you can almost think of it as like the desert breathing in the daytime. the desert heats up, the air goes up and you lose some of that pressure difference. and then at night it gets cold and the desert breathes out. and where does it go? right through the mountains. right through the canyons and right back onto the fires. >> embers. i mean, just a multi

, the town of encino that has seen a lift on the evacuation orders. and just a reminder, you know, authorities are saying, please do listen to those alerts that come to you on your phones. a few days ago, we had a snafu with those alerts where erroneous alerts were sent to people that did not need to evacuate. and that has created a little bit of skepticism from the population and those alerts. but they're urging people to please heed them and pay attention to them. they said they are investigating. how is it that those erroneous alerts went out, but that for now, though, they are working fine and people should listen to them? amber. >> all right, i'll take it. julia vargas jones. thanks so much. so many people. and we've shown you some of the video of lost everything in the fire, some of their possessions are irreplaceable. >> georgie and leonardo antenori evacuated their home in pacific palisades on the first morning of the fire. and then hours later, their home and everything in it was gone, including their late daughter's ashes. >> we had a daught

evacuation orders to include neighborhoods west of the 405 freeway, including the getty center and the encino hills. firefighters say while winds have weakened, the dry humidity is making the firefight challenging. meanwhile, in altadena, the eaton fire remains challenging as well. that fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and is only 3% contained tonight, cal fire says while the fire is now burning in dry, steep hillsides, the fire did not grow substantially today and overheard overhead survey estimates more than 7000 structures have been destroyed. >> fire crews have made good progress on the kenneth fire that burned about 1000 acres near the los angeles ventura county border. it broke out in the west hills area thursday afternoon. the latest update shows the fire is 35% contained. all evacuations have been lifted. firefighters have also been making good progress on the comparatively smaller but still substantial fire, the hurst fire near sylmar in the northern edge of the san fernando valley, is now 70% contained. >> the winds continue to be a concern down in la, so we'll bring in ktvu m

others have been expanded, like near the palisades fire as it swept east towards the brentwood and encino areas overnight. despite that flare up, local officials are making progress. it is now 11% contained. the lidia fire, which burned through nearly 400 acres, is now 100% fully contained. the kenneth fire is 80% contained, hearst is 76% contained, while the eaton fire is only 15% under control. dry conditions and high winds have fueled those fires, and could do so even more by next week. it's hard to imagine the scope of these fires, especially if you've never been around one, or if you haven't been to la, and it is more baffling when you consider that we are nowhere near the end of this catastrophe. tonight, there is a massive blame game going on over the response to these fires, and there are ongoing demands for accountability, and we're going to get into all of that and more in just a moment. but first, we go to los angeles. nbc news national correspondent morgan chesky is in mandeville canyon for us. morgan, i know that you've been there for some time. what is the latest where you a

evacuation orders expanded over the weekend as the blaze threatens the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. that fire 14% contained. farther east, pasadena, altadena. the eaton fire has burned 14,000 acres, containment at 33% there. that fire deadly. at least 16 people have died, and it's destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures, most of them homes that people lived in. just devastation. the whole neighborhood has gone. i've been living here my whole life and. my whole life is gone. great person. funny the life of the party. love sports and love people. want to bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. jeff, let's talk about those winds. how how heavy are they going to be? when do they begin? and what about the intensity? well, the wind right now is already beginning to ramp up down here in southern california. the warnings have been out for a while now, and we're really focused, as we have been talking about, about those two different fires. we have the palisades fire that continues to burn and also the eaton fire. so let's take you down to the palisades fire, g

evacuation orders to include neighborhoods west of the 405 freeway, including the getty center and the encino hills. firefighters say while winds have weakened, the dry humidity is making the firefight challenging. meanwhile, in altadena, the eaton fire remains challenging. that fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and is 3% contained. cal fire says while that fire is now the fire did not grow hills, substantially today. an overhead survey estimates more than 7000 structures have been destroyed. fire crews have made good progress on the kenneth fire that burned about 1000 acres near the la ventura county border. it broke out in the west hills area thursday afternoon. the latest update shows the fire is 35% contained. all evacuations have been lifted. governor newsom got another firsthand look at the damage in the pacific palisades today. he invited president elect donald trump to join him in southern california. despite trump's ongoing criticism of newsom's leadership. >> i want him to visit and understand the magnitude of this scope. what happened to the american people that happened to re

threatening more than 12,000 structures, forcing new evacuations in parts of brentwood and the hills of encino and tarzana as firefighters raced to save those homes. we're learning that, sadly, the death toll has risen to 13 in the fires across la. at least 5000 structures have been destroyed with the destruction from the palisades and eaton fires ranking among the worst in california history. and here is where things stand right now. the palisades fire is the largest fire in the area. flames have scorched more than 22,000 acres, and the fire is only 11% contained. tonight,he eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres northeast of la and altadena. it's 15% contained tonight. the fire danger expected to remain high tonight as strong winds return to southern california. let's get right over to meteorologist rob mayeda for a look at those conditions. rob. yeah, gia. we've been watching these winds shift on schedule, as we expected today, the return of the gusty offshore wind. you can see how it's impacting the upper air. smoke moving away from the palisades. fire and wind speeds in the santa cr

brentwood and encino under threat as residents make their way out of the neighborhood. >> it's difficultbut 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 expanding other directions. some homes here burning. the active flames we've been watching since the first day of the fire now here in brentwood. you can see with the wind gusts, flames trying to force their way up from the bottom of the canyon, getting closer and closer to this house. this is somebody's patio we're on. you can see the firefighters doing their best to make sure the flames don

meanwhilele, the palisades fire continues to grow, with new evacuations ordered for encino and brentwoodcreep closer to homes in those iconic neighborhoods. more than 23,000 acres burned in that fire. that one, just 11% contained. taking a live look at the palisades fire right now. federal officials will try to take a live look at that later on. but right now, federal officials from the atf are now leading a task force to investigate the fire. it has burned more than 5000 structures and then are threatening thousands more. and, rob, you're keeping a track of how the wind conditions are tonight in l.a. county. yeah. during the day, some progress. a little bit of good news out there around the palisades fire. you can see the wind speeds still dry with those gusts above 28mph in the santa monica motains. but around the eastern flank of the fire, which this morning was very active down into the mandeville canyon area. a flare up there, which is showing up in this red area on the satellite detected heat has been contained as of late afternoon and early evening ahead of the onset of those stro

dropping flame retardant on hot spots in the palisades fire after flare-ups forced new evacuations in encino brentwood, triggering this firenado. eaton and palisades fires are mostly uncontained with speculation on the origins running rampant. there's a newly formed task force to investigate the cause of the palisades fire. multiple law enforcement sources tell nbc news there's a possible human cause. >> they're identifying the cause and origin of all the fires, none have been ruled out of arson. >> reporter: the death toll has reached 24 and expected to rise, including 95-year-old curry of altadena. >> that was her refrigerator, this is where she would be. >> reporter: her granddaughter looking for her remains in what was left of her home. >> mama dee, are you here? >> reporter: officials urging the residents to stay out of the evacuation zones. >> people want to see what's left of their house, we know that, but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors. >> reporter: law enforcement announcing more than 70 arrests, including looting and burglary charges, and the fbi

now heading, as you mentioned, towards the san fernando valley and the densely populated cities of encinona, and as well the upscale town or city of brentwood, which is home to, amongst other people, the american vice president, kamala harris. that is a very bad sign if firefighters fail to get it under control. and as i say, there was a lot of hope today that they would be able to do so, that they would be able to make use of this break in the weather by virtue of the water dropping planes that have been brought in. they've been dropping water, gallons of it and flame retardant from helicopters and planes overhead, and it has clearly made something of a difference. but this was a crucial period, as i mentioned. and that turn of events isn't what the firefighters had been hoping for, to say the very least. behind me and behind the burnt out cars and behind the burnt out homes that lie behind the burnt out cars are national guard officers, members of the california national guard, hundreds of whom have been drafted in here over the course of the last 2a hours to protect sites such as this

brentwood and encino under threat. >> it's very difficult and, but we're live.re alive. >> fire retardant drops starting. >> reporter: in the skies above, fire fighting aircraft diving again and again, dropping flame retardant chemicals and water to stem the fire threat. those santa ana winds temporarily subsiding today, giving them and the thousands of crew battling the flames on the ground a fighting chance. but even as first responders are making gains, the palisades fire starting on day one of this, now expanding in other directions. some homes here already burning. those active flames we've been watching since the first day of this fire now here in brentwood. so you can see what these wind gusts, those flames trying to force their way up from the bottom of the canyon and as they do so, they're getting closer and closer to this house here. this is somebody's patio we're on. and you can see the firefighters doing their best to make sure the flames don't get this high. without these firefighters here right now, the house here, other houses in this neighborhood

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

the folks in the san fernando valley and causing a lot of concern in the communities of tarzana and encinoht now. a lot of people looking up in their backyards and wondering how close this is going to get. >> the palisades fire forces another round of evacuations as it suddenly lights up the night and moves toward new communities. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the palisades fire keeps on growing, forcing a new round of evacuations tonight when it flared up. it has burned more than 21,000 acres and is 8% contained. the eaton fire is up to just over 14,000 acres, and containment is at 3%. tonight. that's it. another death from the wildfires was reported today, bringing the total now to 11. >> this map from cal fire shows you the active fires burning right now in southern california. we mentioned the big ones already. all evacuations have been lifted for the hearst fire near sylmar. all evacuations have also been lifted for the kenneth fire near west hills. and the lidia fire is 75% contained. >> and tonight, we're getting an up close look at the w

to the north, you have encino in the san fernando valley, and you have 4 or 5 freeway. 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 thro

we've been told that people there the 405 freeway and the encino reservoir have had to evacuate. also a curfew is also in effect overnight. >> this area was previously in an evacuation warning. it is now under that evacuation order. it does include of the 405 is here. they get the museum. as you can see here. we're looking at. >> 2. >> helicopters right now dropping water and retardant over these active very, very active flames burning here at least 10 helicopters we know are out there just trying their best to douse these flames. but as you can see, like certain areas, a little bit have definitely received that water. and you can tell they've kind of calmed down. and then you see a flare ups like like this one here on your screen. it's it's frightening. exactly. you see this pop up and you think is it ever going right to know? >> well, tonight, we do know that the winds are a little easier to manage, as you can tell with the smoke. they're not really blowing fiercely any direction other than up, which is what you want. you don't want these flames to be springer embers to anywher

the burn threatening the encino and brentwood neighborhoods. now the eaton fire, a little smaller at 14,000 acres, tearing through altadena. that's north of pasadena. firefighters were able to gain some ground over the weekend and contained about 35% of it. but weather analysts predicted the santa ana winds would pick up today and fuel the flames. they did strengthen, but luckily the winds have not been as devastating as experts initially predicted. still, gusts are expected to pick up later this afternoon and into the night. meanwhile, investigators are working to pinpoint exactly how the pacific palisades firetarted. they believe the ignition point is an area called skull rock. it's a popular place to hike. federal investigators are working with local teams to check out the scene at skull rock and collect evidence, and they are looking at the possibility a small new ye

the burn threatening the encino and brentwood neighborhoods. now the eaton fire, a little smaller at 14,000 acres, tearing through altadena. that's north of pasadena. firefighters were able to gain some ground over the weekend and contained about 35% of it. but weather analysts predicted the santa ana winds would pick up today and fuel the flames. they did strengthen, but luckily the winds have not been as devastating as experts initially predicted. still, gusts are expected to pick up later this afternoon and into the night. meanwhile, investigators are working to pinpoint exactly how the pacific palisades firetarted. they believe the ignition point is an area called skull rock. it's a popular place to hike. federal investigators are working with local teams to check out the scene at skull rock and collect evidence, and they are looking at the possibility a small new year's day fire in that area reignited with the gusty winds. so far, teams aren't ruling anything out. we are speaking on behalf of atf. we are coordinating with atf on the invest