halle was actually born maria halle berry. her middle name was a nod to a department store in cleveland. when she was five, her name was legally changed to halle maria. as for one of her first jobs? i used to work at the cookie barn. i was making cookies. [laughter] reporter: what was your title at the cookie barn? the head cookie maker. reporter: you were. nischelle turner: some other fast facts-- when we first moved to new york, she briefly lived in a homeless shelter after running out of money. and get this, she turned down sandra bullock's role in speed because, in the original script, the bus never left the parking lot. [accelerating] believe it or not, there's one person who's unimpressed with halle's fame, her 16-year-old daughter nahla. she can't make sense of it yet-- right, you don't want to turn her, and look like, i'm halle berry, girl! right? oh, and she wouldn't even care. nischelle turner: in 2008, halle welcomed her baby girl with ex-boyfriend gabriel aubry. i think having nahla 16 years ago fundamentally change

. >> yeah, and i think i saw halle berry is donating clothes.i mean, the efforts really are coming in from all over the place. really encouraging news to see much needed efforts, we might add. that's right. and we'll continue following all of it for you at abc seven news.com and on our 24 over seven stream. but for now, that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news at >>> tonight, breaking news from southern california, more than 9 million people on alert for dangerous fire weather conditions. more evacuations as the flames reach new neighborhoods. questions about the lack of resources to battle the fires. and why so many homeowners lost their insurance. devastating images coming in, palisades fires engulfing more homes, and the evacuations of brentwood. dumping water and retardant, hoping to make progress before the strong winds begin tonight again. the death toll rising and expected to go higher. dusk to dawn curfew in effect amid growing concerns about looting. atf taking the lead on the cause of the fire as investigators sea

. >> yeah, and i think i saw halle berry is donating clothes.y are coming in from all over the place. really encouraging news to see much needed efforts, we might add. that's right. and we'll continue following all of it for you at abc seven news.com and on our 24 over seven stream. but for now, that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news at >>> tonight, breaking news from southern california, more than 9 million people on alert for dangerous fire weather conditions. more

[theme music] nischelle turner (voiceover): tonight-- [scream] --halle berry. the pressure. it's the pressure. nischelle turner (voiceover): her hollywood rise-- i'm just on for the ride. nischelle turner (voiceover): --from pageant queen-- i was just looked at as sort of a pretty face. nischelle turner (voiceover): --to a historic oscar winner. this door tonight has been opened. nischelle turner (voiceover): breaking down

halle berry donated her entire chose set to victims who will need clothing.his, harry and meghan. they visited an l.a. fire evacuation site in pasadena. there's pictures of them. they're getting slammed by many people. hey, you don't live here, you live in montecito. yes, they donated, they opened their home to evacuees, but they call that that disaster tourism because harry and meghan, to to me, embody the woke culture that sort of created this mess. stuart: all right, lauren, i'll leave it at that. >>> right now pete hegseth's confirmation hearings are underway. it's on capitol hill. we'll bring you any tense exchanges, there have been some. >>> one family saved their home from the fires by using a pool pump. watch this. >> we always have a high fire risk here, and we know that going into this season. there's no doubt in my mind that the setup that we had was what saved our house. stuart: they pumped the water out of the pool the douse the flames. we have the residents explaining how they exactly did it. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ louis! cut! more mud! action! l

in los angeles, halle berry and sharon stone posted messages on social media promoting a pop up storeles that was opened this weekend. a popular fashion boutique was transformed into a disaster relief center. volunteers collected donations of clothing, toys and other items for people who have lost their homes and businesses in the wildfires. >> we're all in pain and you can't just sit around when people are in pain. you have to get up and do something, and every single person has something to give, and they're all giving what they can. sharon halley, ten year old children. my landlord, my next door neighbor. >> volunteers say the weekend donation drive was a huge success since a fire survivor. victims all across the los angeles area are already receiving much needed clothing and other necessities. two bay area celebrity chef and restaurateur tyler florence is in los angeles to try and help, too. >> we know about wildfires in northern california. we know about this. we know what this feels like. and i think you're just looking at this is california, love. i grabbed two coolers. i grabb

halle berry also voiced voicing her support for the shop on instagram, writing that she's, quote, packingher entire closet and taking it to help to the store to help any displaced families. and warriors head coach steve kerr among those who have lost memories today, his childhood home burned down in the palisades fire. he says despite the heavy loss, his 90 year-old mother is safe. >> up and top made families find my mom is in good hands and about better house is gone. and you know, so i've been on the phone with my siblings quite a you family calls just with my mom and she's but she's got time. lot of support and friends. so she's safe and sound. you know, that's my hometown. all my friends who are from there pretty much they've all lost, lost their homes or their family homes. child homes are all high schools gone. town looks like it. just been completely wiped out surreal and devastating. >> and the family of a uc berkeley football player is among those who lost their home in los angeles. cal football says the family of freshman camden jones lost their property in the eden fire. all we

and halle berry is also taking action.hose in need of basic items. sharon stone also posted her support of a donation drive for victims. and looking now to the skies, blue origin, the rocket company founded by billionaire jeff bezos, had to stand down on an attempt to launch its first orbital rocket overnight. the launch had been scheduled to take place from cape canaveral, florida, between 1 and 4 a.m. eastern hour kind of timing, but the company had to repeatedly reset its countdown clock before eventually postponing altogether. this was thought to be the long anticipated debut of bezos challenge to elon musk's spacex. at this point, no new launch date has been set. and one more story. now this one from across the pond. yesterday was the annual no trousers tube ride in london. yeah, it's just what it sounds like. dozens of people loaded onto the train without their pants on for fun. there's no cause. there's no cause or larger meaning behind this event, other than to liven things up during what can be a bleak winter in t

gap, dillard's, halle berry is coming. we have nikki kehoe donating home items, parachute. really been overwhelming. >> yeah. and so you're putting all of these items into one place because as we keep reminding people, we keep interviewing people. they literally left with the clothes on their back. they were lucky to just who did not think that their houses were going to burn down. >> they left quickly and they have nothing. >> and ben, you've got this space where all of these donations are going to. people will then be able to go there and get what they need, new clothing. when they, as i was saying, don't have really anything at this point. and we know that the federal and the state governments have pledged to help these victims of the fire. but what is interesting to me is how people like you and pia have jumped in immediately right now, because this need is immediate. >> yeah at community is just such a huge part of what we're doing and who we are. >> and so, you know, when pia called, it was just, you know, a no brainer for us. we've been trying to do anything that we

jennifer aniston and halle berry putting their support behind the female founded collective.shows you the power of community and the power of women. >> reporter: the fires decimating the neighborhood of pacific palisades before expanding across los angeles. thousands of homes and structures destroyed. john goodman, mandy moore and eugene levy and billy crystal. crystal saying we ised our children and grandchildren here. beautiful memories that can't be taken away. many dealing with loss of life as well, including actress jennifer garner had. >> i'm pointing to a street where a friend of mine ved and she died in the fire. coming down here and seeing it is very, very real. >> reporter: the blaze hitting the will rogers ranch and the mansion in the show "succession." the fiersz res breaking out two after the golden globes. jean smart won for her role in "hacks" and now calling on networks not to televise the shows and give the money. all of the production shutdown pausing on the multibillion dollar industry. >> many people may see the fires as a problem that is just affecting th

halle berry and sharon stone posted messages on social media promoting a pop up store in los angeles.ened over the weekend. a popular fashion boutique was transformed into a disaster relief center. look at this. volunteers collected donations of clothing, toys and other items for people who've lost their homes and businesses in the wildfires. >> we're all in pain, and you can't just sit around when people are in pain. you have to get up and do something, and every single person has something to give, and they're all giving what they can. sharon halley, ten year old children. my landlord, my next door neighbor. >> and the volunteers say the weekend donation drive was a major success. fire victims all across the l.a. area are already receiving much needed clothing and other necessities. >> a bay area celebrity chef and restaurateur, tyler florence, is in los angeles to try and help. >> we know about wildfires in northern california. we know about this. we know what this feels like. and i think you're just looking at this is california, love. i grabbed two coolers. i grabbed probably 100