the hearst papers are picking on me. and you know why? because i have the secret birth certificates of the twins that was fathered by william randolph hearst and marion davies. there was no certificate. there were. no twins. there were no he was acquitted so those are the sort of people we're dealing with. and last but not least, in the early 1930s, there's a judge, judge josephus kramer, who goes to dinner at billy chop house on, times square, and then steps a taxicab afterwards and disappears and is never again force one of the many, many, many corrupt judges in new york city at that time, a product of tammany hall, but connected to some pretty respectable names. he had been the secretary to senator robert wagner, the father of social security in the lab wagner labor relations. and then he moved on from that to being a supreme court judge appointed to that position by governor franklin delano roosevelt. now, there some theories as to what happened to the crater. none of them stand up to absolute proof. he may have been propositioned by

we have the hearst fire that was estimated at over 300 acres. we know that is a low estimate, but we can't get an update until we can have aircraft do a survey. so we have evacuations that are north of the 210 freeway up in the sylmar area. fortunately, we have no injuries reported in that, and we also have a smaller fire in what we call the sepulveda basin. that is not threatening homes. it's within a marshy basin. >> gotcha. and typically with these fires, you have to wait for weather conditions to improve. i think you were alluding to this just a few moments ago, so you can get the upper hand on on some of these flames. it sounds as though that may not happening, may not be happening for a number of days. how soon do you think you can get a handle on this? >> well, we're hoping that the fixed wing aircraft are going to be able to fly soon. i don't have a number on that in terms of a timeline. our our air ops for the helicopters. you know, we we have an aggressive profile when it comes to water drops and our helicopters, um, do tremendous work

and we're in the process of also doing the same thing for the hearst fire. now these pulse fire images that we are providing, they're basically soil burn severity which a team uses to produce a soil burn severity map so we can look at the type of reclamation activity that needs to take place after the fire. the forest service is also coordinating with our fellow us agencies including rural development, farm service agency, and natural resources conservation service to provide an integrated effort for long term recovery needs, and our research department is also working with the city of los angeles and other water providers to provide some ash contamination modeling for water users. so we're likely to have boots on the ground of these teams by thursday morning after the red flags subside in the report. president biden: randy, is there any more support the federal government could be providing support to the firefighters doing this heroic work? anything else we can do? randy: i think when you look at the amount of aircraft, i think we've provided everything th

and overnight the hearst fire near sylmar ignited.h texas where a winter storm could drop a year's worth of snow tomorrow. up to six inches could accumulate, just as football fans travel to dallas for friday's cotton bowl. the long horns will take on the buckeyes. and fans say they won't be stopped by freezing rain or snow. >> even if it takes us, like, seven hours driving, i'd rather do it and get there than not get to go at all. >> the weather conditions should not impact kickoff. at&t stadium is equipped with a retractible roof. >>> the future is here. at least in las vegas. the consumer electronics show is in full swing, featuring cutting-edge technology that could soon be in our homes and offices. nbc's brian cheung takes us to the showroom floor. >> reporter: yeah, hello from las vegas. can i introduce you to a friend right now? this is digit over here, a humanoid robot able to carry these totes, up to 25 points, pick them up, as you can see, with, i should add, fantastic form and bring it over to another part of, can you imagin

the juvenile hall is under evacuation warning because of the hearst fire. probation department has evacuation plans in place should that move to an evacuation order from a warning. our priority is -- >> harris: we have been watching now for nearly 30 minutes as we get this update from los angeles county and some stunning things that we have learned. first of all, we know this is historic from the size and scope and just how quickly these fires have spread driven by hurricane-force winds. so it is an inferno hurricane. jonathan hunt is standing by to report live for us. jonathan, i want to point out a couple of things. you are in malibu and where you are in pacific palisades and mall malibu. a high significant list of injuries among people who did not evacuate. i've been hearing you say this from the beginning. you have to get out. >> it's been extraordinary to watch people trying to get out of here over the last 24 hours but in some cases it has been impossible. i want to show you what is happening here right now. this is in the heart of pacific palisades.

as for the hearst fire that's in sylmar. so far it has burned 855 acres. officials say that the flames are 10% contained. there are no reports of any homes at least at this time. that fire broke out late tuesday night near where the 5 freeway meets the 14 in the 2.10 freeways, some areas of sylmar remain under evacuation orders. just north of the the hearst fire is the lydia fire. that's 40% contained. crews worked quickly yesterday to stop the forward progress of that fire. so far burned 340 acres and some roads, though, still remain closed as those fires continue to burn the price to rebuild. well, that continues to go up. the palisades fire that's burning, as we have mentioned, some of the most expensive real estate in the country where the median home value is over 2 million dollars. the estimated total damage could be somewhere between 52 billion dollars and 57 billion dollars. the number is expected to keep climbing as these fires just continue to rage. it would have more into perspective. the you know, the camp fire in 2018 here in northern californ

the hearst fire in the san fernando valley burning more than 670 acres.rning about 350 acres and the sun set fire in the hollywood hills burning more than 40 acres. we'll be following those stories closely as they develop. that'll be all from the newsroom today. thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin. thank you so much for the privilege of your time to good care of yourselves today. live in the bay is next. >> hey, thank you so much, stephanie. we have an incredible show today lined up here at live in the bay. we are talking with the stars of some like it hot. yeah. and we've got to san francisco marine food bank in the show with welcome in to live in the bay. we have a great show for you coming up today. some like it hot. we get an inside look at the comedy set in the prohibition era with broadway at and the screen actors guild award nominees have been named were getting all the details in our entertainment report. and there. any surprises. >> plus, giving back in the new year. the san francisco marin food bank i

it is being affected by the hearst fire. oftentimes people like me in new york don't realize how big los angeles is, and we have five separate blazes burning, at least two uncontained, but i know that the hearst fire has the highest wildfire risk right now. so what is the latest there? >> well, things are trending relatively good for the hearst fire right now. our big concern is that it could cross over a major freeway, the five freeway. there's a lot of people over there. right now the risk looks relatively low, we have more wins on the way, a potential additional santa ana on monday. and that is something we are all concerned about. this event is not over. the palisades are still burning, altadena is still burning. there is a new fire in woodland hills that is starting up, and we are still in very much crisis mode here. there is a long conversation ahead in terms of rebuilding, there's a long time ahead of a national conversation about how we deal with wildfires. but tonight when do you stay focused on the folks who are so

it has been an immensely painful 2a hours for communities i represent, the palisades, the hearst andires are all in the third district. our strength is in our togetherness. that will determine how we make it through. we need your partnership in this time of crisis. it is difficult to process the immensity of the destruction and loss and we extend our hearts and every resource we have two or all of our impacted residents. we know when we talk about the structures, they aren'tjust structures, they aren'tjust structures, notjust houses, they are homes. this is our home. these are places where we build community where we raise families, where we make memories that we will never forget, even if we can't go back to the structures. these are our homes. losing home is simply devastating. i know that we are all here to support you and stand with you in this time of need. aggressive winds... again, we have temporarily lost the feed for that news conference that several different agencies telling. it has been restored. the talent and tenacity of our first responders is nothing short of extraord

so can you describe to me when we're when they say the hearst fires, 79, 89% contained. what does that mean? does that mean it's out of danger? does that mean it's going to get smaller or what? >> that. >> yeah. so at 89%, it's almost there to where we feel comfortable enough to where if we were to walk away there is no more threat. so you're, you're sitting at almost 90% a little more work. maybe they want to wait till it's wind tested for these winds to come through the next couple of days until we can call it 100%, but when it's 100%, that means we can walk away and there's no threat that still remains. >> let's talk a little about you were saying have your go bag. be prepared. if la is one of the biggest cities in the country, so everybody knows someone there, and even if you live there, you're not sure what you're supposed to do. if that knock comes on to your door or you want to get prepared for it tonight, what is it you're supposed to do? how is it you're supposed to prepare? what is it you're supposed to take with you? and what is it you're supposed to leave beh

. >> to the valleys, there is the hearst and lydia fires in santa clarita. the woodley fire burning in the san fernando valley. by far, though, the 2 most destructive ones are the eaton fire burning in altadena and the palisades fire in pacific palisades. we wer just listening to that man, talk about how he was trying to, you know, put out the flames at neighbor's home using pool water. my cousin's family is in palisades area. he had to do the same. he saved his home by dousing it with cool water. you know, the yard is pretty much torch, but was able safest right there and have so many people that leave that don't know. right. and we were listening from reporters earlier that were saying that they >> go to one neighborhood. its unscathed and then another neighborhood. all of them are gone and some on the same street. you know, someone, one side of the street gone on the other. they're standing so. >> are thoughts and our hearts for sure are with those down in southern california tonight. of course, we're talkng about all these fires that have en burning, tha

the hearst fire is nearly 90% contained.h larger palisades and eaton fires are being raised to be contained. this morning, the fire chief spoke to reporters. >> strong santa ana winds are expected to last through wednesday, with the strongest occurring on tuesday. every available firefighter is on hand and will remain in place through this event. firefighters continue to pour into southern california to bolster our firefighting capabilities. anchor: 16 people are now reported to have died in the fires, with another 16 missing. officials say the numbers will undoubtedly go higher. aerial footage of the palisades fire today, still only 11% contained, shows widespread devastation. charred remains are all that is left of thousands of structures. the los angeles county sheriff says that is one reason residents are not being allowed back into the areas to check on their homes. >> in driving around some of these areas, they are literally looking like war zones. there are downed power poles, electric wires, there are still some smol

but hearst fire, which is another one that we're following here. >> that broke out tuesday evening in sylmar just. at this point you can see they're attacking from the air as crews were dumping fire retardant on the area. that fire is clearly not under control. it's 10% contained right now, but it's still growing 855 acres burned so far. >> that the latest on the hearst fire, then there's the eaton fire and this has been deadly so far. now, 5 people >> have been killed in this fire. it is 10,000 plus acre 0% contained at this point. this is a big one that started tuesday night when those winds were gusting at 100 miles an hour. it's >> causing scenes like this to. in fact, i think we have video of bank of america that burned to the ground. but even if we don't, that's fine there. school all force to doubt. >> and i quit because structures are burning there. i think about 130,000 people have been evacuated to still tens of thousands of homes in harm's way. and we've been going from neighborhood to neighborhood. just some of them look like moon scapes. they're just completely leveled. w

it has burned more than 14,000 acres and hearst fire is 95% contained. it's burned nearly 800 acres. well, crews from all over the country. they've been helping out try to contain these wildfires, including several crews from here in the bay kron four's jack moment has that story. >> of all the horrific scenes shown from the thousands of acres scorched and lives ruined by los angeles fires. photos show with the panic and terror cemented into history. photos also show the heroism of firefighters from all over the country to kind of get in job to kind of help. >> so when you kind of have incidents like this, of the magnitude, you always want to go. you always want to >> that includes crews from the bay area. >> a lot buddies back from back home are down here, but they're just keeping busy port carlos or to with cal fire czu. it's a song bird reunion seeing his bay area colleagues battling the worst set of fires. the state has seen. >> in a couple of years. and then this is what we call over. zoom or test shows us the staging area for cal fire trailers for

the hearst in the lydia fires there in santa clarita.e is burning in the san fernando valley area. but by far the 2 most destructive fires are the eaton fire burning in altadena. the palisades fire in pacific palisades and that palisades fire as ed. grant mentioned earlier is the most destructive in la city history. kron four's kerman has been following the blazes. see joins us live in the newsroom now with the latest and. >> well, you know, just imagine for a minute you've lived in your home for 40 years. raised kids there

now, all evacuations have been lifted for the hearst fire near sylmar. all evacuations have been lifted for the 1000 acre kenneth fire near west hills. the lidia fire is 75% contained now. >> the weather, specifically the wind, has been an issue all week long, certainly has. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. and have the conditions changed at all? sandhya. >> yeah, they have actually ama and dan and the reason for that is the winds have eased up. the offshore winds, high pressure and low pressure have separated and that has helped the firefighters gain ground on some of those fires. here is a live view from one of the largestve fires burning in southern california. obviously fires create their own weather conditions and that could be part of the problem. why? there are some still localized effects. here is a look at those fires. palisades fire over 21,000 acres. we are seeing containment increasing. kenneth. fire 50% right now. hearst fire 70% contained. the eaton fire is one of the larger fires as well. the winds have reall

i represent the palisades, the hearst and woodley fires are all in the third district, but our strength is in our togetherness and that will determine how we make it through. we need your partnership in this time of crisis. it is difficult to process the immensity of the destruction and loss, and we extend our hearts and every resource we have to all of our impacted residents. we know when we talk about these structures, they aren't just structures. they aren't even just houses. they're homes. this is our home. these are places where we built community, where we raise families, where we made memories that we will never forget. even if we can't go back to these structures. these are our home. losing home is simply devastating. and i know that we are all here to support you and stand with you in this time of need. aggressive winds and fire know no jurisdictional boundaries, nor does coordination and action across our l.a. county agencies. with president biden and governor newsom as they unlock support through fire assistance management grants for palisades, eaton and hearst fires so far,

all evacuations have been lifted in that fire, and evacuation orders have also been lifted in the hearstire that's been burning near sylmar, in the northern edge of the san fernando valley. cal fire says it's now 89% contained after burning nearly 800 acres. the los angeles times is reporting fire agencies are investigating whether a downed power line may have caused the hearst fire. southern california edison said friday a downed conductor was found near the fire, but said it's unclear if it happened before or after that fire started. >> all right, let's bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin. red flag warning. unfortunately, it is back. >> yeah, it's back through wednesday, mike. and the real story here is la reine. they haven't had any. lax is at about 1% of its average rainfall for this time of year. marin county is at about 180% of its rainfall for this time of year. it has been exceedingly record dry in this region. and then you add these winds. and the other day when the fire started, those were record winds. but the winds continue to keep coming and no rain in sight. this

and the hearst fire near sylmar is just over 100 acres. however, these are growing rapidly because the winds are not letting up. in fact, they're not planning to let up through all night and likely into tomorrow. we continually have evacuation orders and warnings added, which we reflect on our incident map at. fire ca.gov. >> and is there any hope or possibility of containment of these fires, given the high winds no, honestly there's not. >> we are mostly concerned with ensuring that all of the people get out of the area, because life safety is the most important part. and with that, we want. we're hoping that people have plan to make sure that their pets and livestock also have a safe shelter. >> and what information can you share with us on evacuation orders and warnings? and do explain to us the difference between those. >> certainly an evacuation warning is determined by the local sheriffs, in this case, the los angeles county sheriffs. and it says that, hey, there is a likelihood that you will have to evacuate shortly. and an evacuati

if anyone from barbara hearst or today is here, please raise your hand so that we can acknowledge you. no. one here today. okay. well, we can let them know how great this panel was. all right so welcome to this panel, pulitzers, the road, which will be focused on two new prize winning books king a life and his name is george floyd. as was introduced, my name is kelly lytle hernandez. i'm a professor of history at ucla, particularly african-american studies pulitzer on the road is a new program for the pulitzer. we are celebrating the winners and their work and trying to take it throughout the country and introduce audiences to our pulitzer prize winning authors. this program includes live events like this a podcast and exhibitions. so please check pulitzer on the road. also make sure to on the lookout. we have a podcast in. the new series will begin in march of 25. okay, let us turn to our distinguished authors, our prize winning authors today. i'm going to introduce some briefly and they're going to launch into a conversation with them about their incredible books. so jonathan iig is

that's where the hearst fire is burning. and then another 25 miles southeast of there is altadena near pasadena. where the deadly eaton fire is raging tonight and where we find our steve pattern. >> lester, the air quality here has been miserable for now more than 24 hours. you can feel it. and when the smoke billows like this, it travels for miles. area hospitals now filling up with smoke inhalex perts saying, if you have an air purifier, use one. if you have to be out in this, wet rags and surgical masks will not work. today, you need n95 with purifier. it's hazardous to everyone not just the most at risk groups. >> all right, thanks, steve patterson. our colleagues at our sister station in los angeles, knbc, have been working nonstop for 24 hours, with this disaster. their deep connections, reflected in so many of this coverage. including this, when reporter michelle baes was on the air, as neighbors battled flames, consuming the home next door. >> reporter: this home next to it was a fire. they were making gains. they we

el incendio de hearst ha arrasado 505 acres. el otro, el llamado incendio.que el incendio woodley, que ha quemado ya 30 acres, todos sin contención. con estos ya son 5 los incendios que están afectando solamente al condado de los Ángeles. así que una situación terrible que está viviendo nuestra gente allá por el condado de los Ángeles. estos son los incendios que se conocen hasta el momento. los bomberos prácticamente están haciendo lo imposible porque hemos visto ya videos en donde llegan los bomberos y ven que la casa no se puede salvar. van a las que pueden salvar. y también comentaban que estos incendios en la historia de california, al menos al sur de california, es los que ás los que ha causado más destrucción y es es claro, casas destruidas, vehículos, personas que van a tener que reconstruir desde 0. así es, compañeros. y estos incendios y estos vientos tan intensos que son asociados a ese fenómeno de los vientos de santa ana, han sido los más intensos en los últimos 40 años. estamos hablando de ráfagas que alcanzaron categoría de huracán de huracán

there's also the woodley and the hearst fires. those are burning just north of there. in pacific palisades, entire blocks have been turned to ash. more than 1000 structures have been destroyed, many of them homes. and these are just preliminary numbers. the fire is also putting a major strain on the city's water system, using more than 3 million gallons in just 15 hours. all right, let's take you east to altadena. this is the eaton fire. it's being blamed for at least five deaths. dozens of others who did not evacuate in time have also been injured. this video is stunning. it shows the scope of those evacuations. look at that. nurses and workers having to transport dozens of seniors to safety after multiple nursing homes and assisted living facilities had to be evacuated. so here's where we stand right now. the palisades fire has burned more than 15,000 acres. the eaton fire burned more than 10,000, and the hurst fire 500 acres. none of these fires have any containment. and firefighters say they're exhausted and overwhelmed. so are many homeowners facing an uncertain f

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 widespread destruction left behind by the eaton fire. 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 just was 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. >> sheriff's deputies have set up a large perimeter around the scene in altadena to keep away looters who are trying to take advantage of the situation. at least two people have been arrested for this so far, and at least 180,000 people have been forced to

moving up to the hearst fire, we've seen gusts closer to 40 50mph. it is improving.t's just not as fast as we would all like it to be. of course, eaton fire though this is a big improvement. winds in the area coming in around ten miles per hour. still seeing gusts close to 20mph. i mean, look at all the pink on your screen here. now, the good news is earlier this morning overnight we were talking about gusts 40 50mph consistently. now most areas we are seeing gusts in the 20 to 30 mile per hour range. santa clarita though still seeing gusts over 40mph. pacific palisades again very close to that palisade fire. still seeing gusts 30mph this afternoon. as we move farther east, a little bit of relief, especially as you look toward la long beach, getting some calmer conditions, but laguna beach still seeing those gusts 20mph, 30 to 40 mile per hour gusts. when we talk about riverside san bernardino. so it's moving in the right direction. it's going to be several more hours of this, but it's those strong wind gusts moving in. and then you pair it with this extremely low hu

the hearst in the lydia fires there in santa clarita. the woodley fire is burning in the san fernando valley area. but by far the 2 most destructive fires are the eaton fire burning in altadena. the palisades fire in pacific palisades and that palisades fire as ed. grant mentioned earlier is the most destructive in la city history. kron four's kerman has been following the blazes. see joins us live in the newsroom now with the latest and. >> well, you know, just imagine for a minute you've lived in your home for 40 years. raised kids there and with a moment's notice, you have 5 minutes to collect your most precious items and escape only to return the next day to find your home has burned to the ground. that's the reality for many in southern california today. this is what it looked like from the air over pacific palisades wednesday morning thousands of firefighters continue to battle the palisades fire that's destroyed more than 1000 structures near the pacific coast highway. i think the house is gone, but i just want to make you know, j

there's also the woodley and the hearst fires. those are burning just north of there. in pacific palisades, entire blocks have been turned to ash. more than 1000 structures have been destroyed, many of them homes. and these are just preliminary numbers. the fire is also putting a major strain on the city's water system, using more than 3 million gallons in just 15 hours. all right,

hearst, lydia, sunset and woodley fires. families there should be able to keep their current insurance policy at least a year, and people can go online if they want to check their zip code at insurance. dot ca.gov. all right. back over to you, jessica. all right. thank you very much, chris. now, with these disaster claims mounting, california's insurance of last resort could be staring down at a financial crisis. tonight, nbc news has an investigation on nightly news that's coming up right after this newscast at 630. that takes a deep dive into that. some other headlines tonight. a teenager has been sentenced in a high profile deadly crash. he was one of the drivers in a street racing crash that killed a mom and a dad. he's been sentenced to house arrest. the crash happened in 2022. the cars were racing along el camino real in redwood city. security camera video caught one of the drivers plowing into an unrelated car. a mother and father inside of that car were killed. their twin daughters, who were in the back seat, survive

still in place for the palisades fire and the eaton fire zones and orders have been lifted for the hearst and the kenneth fires. a red flag warning, though, remains in effect until 6 o'clock tonight, more than 36,000 acres have burned and more than 12,000 buildings are damaged or destroyed. making this the most destructive and costly fire la has ever seen. >> authorities are still assessing the full scope of the utter devastation from the historic palisades fire, which is decimated. much of that coastal community. it looks like a bomb went off the fire is now a percent contained. so they're starting to get a little bit of control on it. but you have thousands of structures, most of them homes and businesses that are gone. despite the overwhelming losses, many homeowners are expressing gratitude, thankful they're alive, even as they mourn to the irreplaceable memories lost in the flames. >> this is what's left >> the home that i grew up in for 31 years. we just had. we just had christmas morning. great right over here. thank you for that chimney. and this is what's left. and, you know, it'

all evacuations have been lifted for the hearst fire near sylmar. 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 widespread destruction left behind by the eaton fire. 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 just was 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. >> sheriff's deputies have set up a large perimeter around the scene in altadena to keep away looters who are trying to take advantage of the situation. at least two people have been arrested for this so far, and at least 180,000 people have been forced to evac

vamos a darle un último vistazo a estos incendios que están azotando el sur de california. 6, heaton hearst el condado ventura es el más reciente y ya ha arrasado con 791 acres, obligando a evacuaciones en zonas residenciales. por su parte, el gobernador newsom ha declarado ya el estado de emergencia y el gobernador federal también junto con fema, ha aprobado recursos para combatir las llamas y asistir a las víctimas. bomberos de toda la región y del país se han desplazado al sur del estado para ayudar en las labores de contención. nosemos l1. v aas 1 esta tarde. noticias telemundo desde los Ángeles, california, una ciudad devastada por el fuego. >> se fue todo. quÉ te puedo decir? >> los incendios mÁs destructivos de la historia de la ciudad avanzan sin control.

a little bit better news with the hearst fire. 95% containment. kristin. >> all right. thanks for that information. spencer. concerning. thank you. new developments regarding legal action over the fires today. at least four lawsuits were filed by homeowners and renters who lost their homes in the eaton fire. the suits against southern california edison alleged that the utility failed to de-energize all of its electrical equipment, despite red flag warnings issued by the national weather service. the ceo of the utility's parent company confirmed to abc news that investigations are underway to determine if any of their election, or, i should say, electric equipment contributed to either the eaton or hurst fire ignitions. governor gavin newsom says he's cutting the red tape so wildfire victims can rebuild faster. he signed an executive order yesterday suspending some permit and state review requirements to try to speed up construction. the governor talked about the order on nbc's meet the press. >> and so we want to fast track by eliminating any sequel requirements. i've g

palisades fire eaton as well as hearst fires, 180,000 people are under evacuation orders.here are five confirmed fire related deaths, all in the eaton fire area. now that fire started in altadena. the flames have burned more than 10,000 acres. thousands of homes and businesses have burned, and sadly, there is no containment now. the biggest fire burning right now. that's the palisades fire. it started in pacific palisades and quickly spread to malibu. it has burned more than 17,000 acres. still no containment. we'll take a live look at those front lines coming up. but you're watching nbc bay area news. behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings. try it at round table pizza!

evacuation orders have also been lifted in the hearst fire. it burned about 800 acres near sylmar, in the northern edge of the san fernando valley. cal fire says it's up to 95% contained. the l.a. times is reporting fire agencies are investigating whether a downed power line may have caused that fire. southern california edison said friday a downed conductor was found near the fire, but added that it's unclear if it happened before or after the fire started. >> governor newsom has signed an executive order to help rebuild homes and businesses destroyed by the fires in southern california. this executive order suspends permitting and review requirements under the state's environmental quality act and the california coastal act. the goal here is to get these rebuilding projects underway a lot quicker. his order also aims to curb price gouging on building materials and other construction services. the governor says more will be done to help those affected by the fires. >> part of that is prepping the site, getting all the debris removal done, dea

were looking at the eaton, hearst, and lydia. that is the northernmost part of that area where the farmers are taking place. the palisades fire, which calfire is in control of, and the we have a new start that just started last night and it also has the potential to expand quite significantly, just based on the location it is that and also the winds are expected to continue. right now when i look at the mutual aid system in california, i want you to know that it is second to none in terms of how it's systems work and how it really moves to activate the firefighting community and how it is activated and engaged. every year we prepare for the santa ana wind's. it just said what is happening now is happening sooner. it is happening at a time now where we normally are at our lowest point in the fire year. the fact that these fires are taking place now says that there are things going on in our climate that is creating truly year-round fire situations and it's something we all have to be mindful of. this is a good indication of that.

the hearst fire, the lydia fire and woodley fire. fierce winds sending fire embers down the street. the flames reaching the ocean. >> all this is going to be gone. >> david: we traveled fire chief battalion squad brent. this small school burning. >> you can hear the bangs going off. >> david: yeah, yeah. the fire's ripping through that school right there. the cars here charred. and then we see it, home after home burning. >> it's just jumping from home to home right now. with this wind, there's nothing to stop it. >> david: as we drive up into the hills, the charred cars where families simply stopped, got out and escaped. these people who were coming down from the hills here decided to give up, because the fire was encroaching? >> right, right. the traffic was so bad, they figured their chances were better getting out on foot and running the rest of of here. >> david: i mean, it's an apocalyptic scene. >> it is. it is. you can see where the bulldozer pushed the cars aside. >> david: the bulldozer moving the cars so fire trucks could get through. we've not another multiple homes in a

now, the other fires on the map, the hearst and the auto fires, are both smaller and more contained andodness. >> in the middle of the devastation, an attempt to return to normal. today, students impacted by the palisades fire were back in class at new schools. abc seven news reporter j.r stone joins us live from los angeles with one of those schools. j.r. >> ama. eight days after these kids lost their schools to fires, they were back in class. at least some of them were back in class. i've covered major fires in california and nevada more than a dozen over the years, but i don't ever remember a school district working so quickly to get these kids back to class. it truly is amazing. that being said, this is a very big campus behind me, and they're going from 191 students to nearly 500 students. with the amount of smiles on these faces outside norris elementary and brentwood science magnet elementary, you might not realize that some of these kids evacuated from the palisades schools that went up in flames last week. >> the real story is that the staff and teachers of marquez elementary s

a city in the hearst on region with widely bond cluster, munitions, and remote petal mining systems. now these, according to the governor, he stays at least 3 civilians were killed and not the attack involved. the large use of prohibited weapons. let's go through that aspect because any use of mt personnel might us is illegal under the special offer of a convention which key it has signed and rather fight petal mountains are difficult to see due to their salt size, which generally increases the number of casualties. cluster bombs are also bombed by a u. n. a cord, and pose a serious threat to civilians as they released unexploded munitions which can wreak havoc and residents long after buffets have ended. the attack on civilians comes as the russian electric continues to advance on the buffalo field. pushing back keeps forces. the empty officer reports an offensive on a key settlement in the den. yes. for public you're behind me. on the map that has split the ukranian troops into 2 and more updates in the past 24 hours, ukraine's armed forces have lost more than 1400 troops. accordin

conservative randolph hearst editorialized that the movie was inflammatory and communist. specifically objecting to air is prolog. other papers followed suit in slam and both mother and son for their lack of neutrality. in chicago, the film was initially banned because it would quote, wield undesirable influence with subject matter that creates tension between races. even though the censorship board had previously approved pro movies like blitzkrieg in poland. but at the end of the year, box office barometer called the film one of 1940s biggest successes, and the production received honorable mention in the film daily annual critics for the year's ten best pictures. the senate subcommittee was disbanded shortly after the december 1941 attack on pearl harbor. but these efforts at film censorship set the stage for the house un-american activities committee hearings to come. director roy bolting and his twin brother john would be put under invested nation. by who? jack as british and communists. whose film was said to be designed to drag the united states into war with german

the communities impacted are able to recover lafd battled all night on the palisades fire, i the hearst fire, the kenneth fire and airdrop efforts, - thank goodness, continue. we've been walking through the wreckage of pacific palisades. it's an extraordinary site. bits of it are still smoking. you think of all the memories and hang—outs with friends i as a kid and it's absolutely devastating. _ i'm heartbroken. los angeles is called a war scene by the los angeles is called a war scene by the us los angeles is called a war scene by the us president los angeles is called a war scene by the us president as the fires raged on. at least ten people are known to have died. a night—time curfew has been imposed to try to prevent looting with police chief �*s warning of harsh penalties if the curfew is broken. around... we will hear from our reporter on the ground and speak to residents who have had to leave their homes. it means he won't go to jail but will still become the first us president to take office as a convicted felon. president biden has compared los angeles to a "war scene" as multi

back to the early 20th century see how the legislators and presidents dealt with william randolph hearst and the source of people who have the ability too blast out across the nation editorials and things like that which could really affect public n sentiment. mr. trump himself has shown he's more than willing to change his mind to the exasperation of people in congress with think would think they got into a negotiating position. they think they know it he once he flipped then you throw elon in their two if anything has made clear about his personal history that he is going to do what he wants to do for the most part he's not going to d ask permission. it could be quite a wild ride. depending upon the content of the tweet if he says something like oh my gosh this bill has a god awful permission to do this evil thing, there's a lot of followers are going to repeat that. they're going to call out on congress which is a meat liquidy going but certain representatives in a position do i try to tell them that's not quite accurate. do i try to explain and justify this?ra you're creating more wo

what we have seen the numbers on improvement the hearst fire 97% contain it's been a week since i started in the eaton fire progress has been made and fires at 33% containment with the entire that has devastated the town of pasadena. finally last night in the santa clara river bottom should have decent container but you gotta watch the winds this is 0% contained. maria: thank you very much, stephen morgan. a quick break. trump's cabinet confirmation hearing will begin today, the hot topic. pete hegseth in front of the armed services committee today. we'll talk about after the break. you are watching "mornings with maria". life after the break. sofi is helping me get my money right to achieve my ambitions. plus i'm investing in my game. sofi can help fund all your ambitions. no matter how ambitious. bank with sofi to score a higher apy and an epic welcome bonus. ♪ only servicenow connects every corner of your business, putting ai to work for people. pfft ... every corner? every corner, nick. ow! so kate in hr ... hey kate. can focus on people, not process. patty in it is using ai agents to

city fire chief, kristen crowley to update you on the hearst fire after i finish my remarks.those fire departments are in drawdown with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. as the region 1 coordinator, i have requested mutual aid from the five counties of orange, los angeles, ventura, santa barbara, and san luis obispo counties. additionally, last night i contacted the office of emergency services from the state and requested 50 engine strike teams and that is composed of 250 fire engines and over 1000 personnel. we have also requested resources from out-of-state. as well as northern california. thank you to the first responders from nevada, oregon, washington state that are already on the road coming to l.a. county to assist. lastly, the national weather service has predicted a continued red flag weather event with strong winds and low humidity's, placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. to all of our viewers, please prioritize your safety, as well as the well-being of those around you. as we come together to continue to get through this widespre

three fires remained burning at this hour at the palisades, the eaton and hearst. 105,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders people are begging officials to let them return home to see what is left. >> the one thing which we grab which no one thought this would happen and we were in a rush to get out all of her children's artwork. this is it. this is it we have nothing. >> the whole thing like everything, the whole neighborhood everything a group to love and no is now is burnt. >> it's sad to see everything that we worked for, everything we built here to just be gone in hours. eric: the heartbreak, the horror, the sadness, griff jenkins and devastated pacific palisades. >> good afternoon. this is literally as a sheriff luna described every bit a war zone as her cameraman peter starts to pull back you can see the devastation block by block, entire neighborhoods here and pacific palisades have been absolutely decimated. you can see on this side not one but two cars burnt to a crisp. probably in the garage or carport of this home here that was wiped out. you come over to my other si

arson and evacuation orders have also been lifted on the hearst fire that is in the san fernando valley. it is now 70% contained. that fire has burned more than 770 acres. >> well, these fires in the los angeles area are now on track to be the costliest in u.s. history. the death toll has climbed to 11, with roughly 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders. and the extent of the massive damage is now still settling in for communities as they begin to return home. take a look at this devastation that you can see all across that area. in many cases, there is very little recognizable where bustling businesses and neighborhoods once thrived. the fires have now destroyed at least 12,000 homes and businesses, and while there are several fires burning, the focus remains on the palisades and the eaton fires. here on this map, you can see what we're talking about here. together, those two fires are expected to be the most destructive in los angeles county history. overall, the fires have burned more than 37,000 acres. that is an area bigger than san francisco. and as the smoke begi

elsewhere at the kenneth and hearst fires are mostly contained.irefighters have completely stop the archer and lydia fires but not m now many are reeling m the destruction. >> you could never imagine what happened on tuesday night to all of us as we are rushing out of town. it's hard to describe its overwhelming situation to answer your question know it's unprecedented. we had that exact discussion yesterday i would believe this is the most disastrous event and all of the history progress team coverage matt finn is standing by near brentwood. christina coleman is north of l.a. and altadena peart first foxbusiness max gordon. >> we are overlooking mandeville canyon right now. the winds are starting to pick up. we were expecting this 15 -- 38-mile per hour winds with gusts up to 15 miles an hour this is only going to complicate fire efforts as the palisades of fire continues to burn recent increase in fire activity today on the eastern side of the fire the fire is pushing towards a te community of brentwood in los angeles. forced more evacuations th

contained while the cause remains under investigation, the eaton fire is 27% contained while the hearst fire is 89% contained. they kenneth fire is fully contained, thank god. gavin newsom has lifted the evacuation orders in some areas but residents are warned to stay away if they can, more than 100,000 others remain under evacuation orders the story is getting worse, what a tragedy. unfortunately i want to point out our regular guest wording chang was raising the red flag about the potential for outsiders and outside agitators to start wildfires. he said this months ago on the program, we were talking about china need talked about chinese nationals we know the individual who was arrested was a mexican national preeti came into america through the open border. here is gordon chang on the program months ago. watch this. >> there are certain chinese coming in that are really disturbing. hacks of chinese male military age unattached pretending not to speak english. these are saboteurs who are coming in on the first day of war with asia. i think were going to see acts of sabotage, assassina

it has claimed 22700 acres the hearst fire is the best of all of them, 95% contained but the eaton fire, the pasadena one we have that only 33% contained, 14100 acres total destroyed here, the blazes have torched 12300 homes and businesses in the case of the palisades fire, that's what you see, topanga beach, palisades, the entire area stretching to the ocean, malibu has been evacuated. the aerial you of the palisades is an absolute moonscape, block after block of homes turn to powdery gray ash. with the winds expected to pick up tomorrow, there will be a red flag alert tomorrow. right now l.a. county windsor 5 miles per hour but it could turn much worse. now we have brentwood which is to the east of pacific palisades that are under mandatory evacuation orders. thousands of firefighters, see the wind, it's going to get worse tomorrow they are tirelessly battling the flames from the air and on the ground working around the clock to protect the next area as a set brentwood but also encino in the valley from the wildfire. the torched cities are virtually shut off to everyone but firefighte