james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure if it was still standing. 0n instagrams for his role in star wars, called the blaze the most horrific fire since 1993 and says he evacuated malibu suit last minute, there were small fires on both sides of the road. at least 30,000 people in an area or under evacuation orders as the blaze worsens. that is show you some of those live pictures that we will continue to receive from los angeles as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. it is now 3am and that fire started on tuesday in the city. we understand that more than 1,400 firefighters have been called in to fight the blazes. some have been called in from other parts of the states. the governor of california morning that fires art now and all year round event in california, especially there in los angeles. he said even though this used to be a seasonal pattern that had been seen over the years, it is now happening much more frequently. you are watching bbc news. stay with us if you can as we continue to follow developments there in los angeles. rescue workers in tibet

but [bleep] >> laura: james woods joins me now. james, you posted video that i watched last night, i think it was right after you posted it. coming right up to your deck. we're watching it now. i'm so sorry for everything you and all of your friends and all the residents of california are going through tonight. do you know what has happened to your home since? >> it's -- it's astonishing that what happened during this experience was that we found out that knob of us is a celebrity. none of us is a poor person or rich person, a democrat or a republican. we were just neighbors just really helping each other. that one video was my neighbor who after we had evacuated before he evacuated ran down to my house to try to stop that fire coming over my deck. he saw it from his deck. amazing. a fellow named robert trenteller, as devastating as it was, it was an extraordinary experience of realizing how essential good neighbors, good friends, good relatives. i have had people call me. i did a movie with walter goggins, wonderful actor years ag

actor james woods posting this video of flames near his home.e in pacific palisades told to leave. many caught in traffic jams. some leaving on foot, grabbing only what they could. and tonight, the winds are expected to only strengthen overnight. a dangerous night ahead. abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off. he's on the scene in california tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the palisades fire burning homes and forcing thousands to run for their lives. the fire erupting in the pacific palisades foothills west of los angeles around 10:30 local time. fire trucks racing to the scene. aircraft attacking it from above. >> we threw everything we had at it really quick. we knew that if we didn't get it in 20 minutes, it would go to hundreds of acres. >> reporter: but those efforts no match for those devastating santa ana winds. just in the past couple of seconds since we've been here this fire has crested this little hill we're on. the entire basin here is engulfed in flames. you can see it all the way down to the ocean behind me. t

james woods, i we all hope that you will be able to rebuild your house. maybe starting with that little yeti piggy bank. and we're just glad that you're okay and your wife is okay. >> i'm sorry for your loss. >> yeah. no, i mean, this is real and it's raw, and you stronger than this. you don't. you are. you know what? it's strength is not measured by whether, you know, you hold in crying or not. strength is what you are doing now. and helping your neighbors and shining a light on the great, amazing work of all those firefighters and emergency crews out there. you have so much strength and we appreciate you coming on to reflect what so many others, just like you are experiencing and that raw emotion right now. we wish you the best. you and your wife, as you rebuild your lives. so many people are doing that right now and trying to process what's going on. so james, and also keep us posted on your 94 year old neighbor and everything going there. we're going to continue to talk, and we wish you the very best. >> okay? >> because he's okay. they found him. he'

veteran actor james woods forced to flee after shooting this video on x. >> we've got a lot of planeser. >> overcome with emotion speaking to cnn recounting that his 94 year old neighbor was thankfully saved by a friend. >> there was so much chaos. it was like an inferno. every house was on fire around us and you know, he got him out and the house burned down. about an hour later, he would have been in there alone. it was just yet, amidst so much devastation and destruction, there's hope. >> it's going to be tough, but we're going to rebuild and we're going to put one foot in front of the other. we're going to help each other. we're going to hold each other up. i care about the people in my neighborhood, and i care about where i live, and i want to see if i can help. >> so many people coming together to help. when we come back, the heroes of los angeles, those who are battling the blaze of one sheet? those who are battling the blaze upnt to get the most out grab bounty. (♪) bounty is made to be stronger... ...and more absorbent. so, while ordinary brands can't hold up, one sheet of bo

. >> and that fire is threatening homes right now by actor james woods who says he was forced to evacuate because of the flames. that danger remains high. confirming wind speeds topping 65 miles per hour in san bernardino this morning. and bay area cal fire crews are heading there right now to help. they will be stationed coming up at 5:30, first alert meteorologist paul heggen will break down the dangerous wind event happening in southern california. back here at home, not quite as intense in the bay area, but under a wind advisory right now. a live look outside, where they prompted several closures today from san francisco's parks department. stern grove and pine lake were off limits. we frequently do see falling trees in those areas during the high wind events. paul heggen tracking the powerful winds causing so much concern. paul? >> yeah, rather than being a life threatening situation like it has been in southern california is something more inconvenient. the difference is the wind speed, not as strong, but certainly strong in the offshore wind. the biggest difference is the amount of

actor james woods lost his home. >> all our neighbors are all checking with each other.ou out? are you safe? are your pets out? you know, everybody was taking care of everybody. i'm sorry. just, you know, one day you're swimming in the pool, and the next day it's all gone. >> warriors head coach steve kerr also acknowledged the terrifying impact of the wildfires, and said his 90 year old mother had to evacuate her home. we'll take a of wildfires burning right now in los angeles county. they are blamed for five deaths. red flag warnings are in effect and will remain in place until at least tomorrow evening. we want to take you to a live look right now at those wildfires. you can see this aerial image right here. just the smoke encompassing the sky there. the largest fire right now is the palisades fire. it's scorching the seaside area between malibu and santa monica. it's exploded to more than 15,000 acres, 0% contained. it's already destroyed at least 1000 structures, many of them homes there, making it the most destructive fire ever in los angeles county, according to c

according to tmz, actor james woods posted this video of flames near his home. >> we've got a lot ofing over dropping water, but. >> and actor josh gad posted this video of the view from his home. >> seen flames from my house like this ever. >> the fire erupting in the pacific palisades foothills west of los angeles around 1030 local time. fire trucks racing to the scene, aircraft attacking it from above. >> we threw everything we had at it really quick. we knew that if we didn't get it in 20 minutes, it would go to hundreds of acres. >> but those efforts are no match for those devastating santa ana winds. just in the past couple of seconds since we've been here, this fire has crested. this little hill. we're on. the entire basin here is engulfed in flames. you can see it all the way down to the ocean behind me. that's where that light is. you can see that fire right now, taking over that pile of leaves and debris. and behind us, the bulk of that massive fire now taking over most of this northern part of pacific palisades, traffic gridlocked for miles, drivers stuck beside burning hi

many of the fires are and we understand act to billy crystal, has loved his home a paris hilton, james woods. and steven spielberg's harm is potentially in the line of fire as well . a part of my trudging used for you here from in the at least 6 people repeatedly killed and dozens more injured in me to kind of some p during a religious festival. as i understand people waiting outside of the temple for special tokens to give them free access and some kind of so it resulted in the crowd video showing what happened other for data showing cpr being performed on those either injured or potentially killed during the answer. so cash is king or is it incoming president, donald trump, the set top his ambitious goal of expanding american territory essentially trying to reach full the global map. as we know, it certainly ruffling the feathers of european leaders, a denmark having recently updated its coat of arms and a bit to highlight. greenland is a part of its own kingdom saying the largest island in the world is not for sale to any one. the question remains, will that stop donald trump? we fully re

we understand act ability, crystal, a, paris hilton, james woods. they've lost their homes. steven spielberg's home may be on the verge . busy of being caught up in the fires and tom hanks, son as a parent, he lost his house as well. the stream crosses is approaching because in just over 3 weeks, the mold open break. we're a public of the trans nice the will run out of natural gas. it's according to the minister of economic development. and local authorities are calling the situation dire. we can speak out right about a humanitarian catastrophe. it is happening right now. gaining momentum. we are containing it as best we can preventing it from having extremely negative consequences. we were working towards that all last year, preparing for it, knowing it could happen. we wanted to believe it would not happen that somehow the parties would come to an agreement, but that did not work out for a week already. atrocities that has suffered from rolling blackouts assembled the region introduced a state of emergency mold, open government blames the energy crisis on russian energy, j

after james woods who joined us on wednesday was devastated when he thought his home burned down, todayn a great surprise. he returned to his property to find his home was still standing. we hope to bring you more good news stories like this in the coming days. and our prayers remain with all of those affected in the great state of california. that's it for us tonight, make sure to follow me on social media. there's a lot more there and jesse is up next. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime". tonight... >> so someone purposefully set

after james woods who joined us on wednesday was devastated when he thought his home burned down, today he was given a great surprise. he returned to his property to find his home was still standing. we hope to bring you more good news stories like this in the coming days. and our prayers remain with all of those affected in the great state of california. that's it for us tonight, make sure to follow me on social media. there's a lot more there and jesse is up next. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime". tonight... >> so someone purposefully set the fire? >> at that time we believe. >> jesse: who was setting fires in california? >> bezos came, bill gates came, mark zuckerberg came. many of them came numerous times, the bankers have all come. everyone is coming. >> jesse: the energy is shifting. >> the biden administration would call up her team and scream at them and curse. [shouting] >> jesse: how we took down the new year's terrorist. plus... tony robbins. >> the rules come out! ♪ ♪ >> oh [bleep]! >> now we have nothing. >> that was our chimney. that comes and now it's gone.

listen to actor james woods. >> i call my neighbor, "who hadn't evacuated yet. i said go in and check on me. he said the doors open, there's nobody here. and i said look, just go behind the pantry. there's a little room where you can see during the day, he likes to sit there because there is a garden. he went in there and found him khaki had been left alone. and it turned out the fire department made the new caregiver leave. and she just does what she was told. i said were coming back for him. well they hadn't come back for him. i'm hoping that they would have. but there was so much chaos. it was like an inferno. every house was on fire around us. and he got him out and the house burn down about an hour later. he would have been in there alone. >> jesse: this is the most destructive fire in l.a. county history and it is still raging. 0% of the fire has been contained. 0%. winds are whipping up to 100 miles an hour, breathing more and more life into the inferno. and over 1400 firefighters are battling the blaze on the front lines and they haven't slept. one says

. >> you know, mel gibson, james woods with, they're exactly right.f competency, hopefully that that seep ises n. they're going to turn into keys before this is all done. rachel: well, mel and woods already, but let's see about the other stars who have been complaining. karen bass, no one's talking about a communist. she went to cuba 15 times, met with fidel castro, so, you know, vote for a commie, this is what you get. >> there's that. rachel: i mean, this is bad news. all right. abc's narcissistic david muir is getting roasted because he pinned his jacket like this and he put a clothes pin behind it. rook at that. -- look at that. ♪ he's so vain. >> my kids wouldn't know -- who carries? it's not just that he's using it, who carries a clothes pin? [laughter] rachel: david muir does. do you think he's just trying to look buffer in the jacket? >> yeah. come on work it's all about vanity for him. that's offensive. rachel: it's a bad look. i'm glad he's getting roasted. the age at which americans are getting married has been going up, but now gen-z is pu

. >> ainsley: that's james woods referring to his friend and our next guest opening up his pharmacy tothcare needs, jeff gross is the owner of mickey fine pharmacy in l.a. and he joins us now. good morning to you. thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning, ainsley. how are you today? >> ainsley: i'm doing well. we have been praying for all of y'all and it's hard to report on all of this because you all are americans and we love each and every one of you and love that area. jeff, why did you decide to do this. you are opening up your pharmacy at 7:30 your time so you could help people. what gave you this idea? >> so, actually, we are normally open at 7:30 in the morning, i'm friends with james and i knew that his house was in the danger zone i texted him and checking in on him and later in the east coast i said look, if you need any help or your friends let them know we are open at 7:30 in the morning to help them. and i had no idea it was going to go so viral. what "fox & friends" talks about is always just about being a community and just being there for each other. and tha

and i will just quickly point out that james woods, the actor, he said -- he posted a video he took from beautiful little home in the palisades. on x and he said now all the fire alarms are going off all at once remotely. this is about 9 hours ago. it tests your soul losing everything at once. i must say. >> lake county fire chief anthony marrone pleaded for our prayers, and let's give l.a. that this hour. and we continue to cover the devastating wildfires in california throughout the hour. keep it here on fox news. because i know so many of you have served our country honorably. one of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is the eligibility for a va loan, for up to 100 percent of your home■s value. if you need cash for your family call newdayusa. with automatic authority from the va we can say yes when banks say no. give us a call. israel needs you. we desperately need tens of thousands to respond. the war is here. the great storm from the north has come against israel. you've got the scriptures calling each one of us, not only to pray for the peace in jerusalem, but

james wood remember president biden blamed this on climate change.swood said this fire is not from climate change you ignorant blank hole. it's because liberal idiots like you elect liberal idiots like gavin newsom and karen bass. one doesn't understand the first thing about fire management and the other can't fill the water reservoirs. >> steve: across the board, there has been a failure to figure out, to preplan, to preposition. karen bass, the mayor out there, she declared a state of emergency. and then. >> lawrence: and then left. >> then she flew to ghana. it's like okay. there is going to be. >> brian: 17 hours. >> steve: something is going to change the arc of this city forever. what is she at? a ceremonial inauguration from start to finish. all the way frtz local neighborhoods right up to the top guy the mayor does not like being pressed why wasn't there water? why didn't you preplan? why did you cut the budget? a little bit of what went on yesterday. out in the city of angels that was angry at her. >> we're almost 48 hours after this fire st

actor james woods, who joined us wednesday, was devastated when he thought his home burned down. but today he was given a great surprise. he returned to his property to find his home was still standing. so we hope to bring you more good news stories like this in the coming days, and our prayers remain with all of those affected in the great state of california. that's it for us tonight. make sure to follow me on social media a lot more there. and jesse is next. >> hello everybody. i'm jesse watters along with kayleigh mcenany. harold ford jr, sandra smith and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. and this is the five. more stupidity and stunning incompetence from california's democrat leaders as five devastating wildfires ravage los angeles for a fourth day, officials somehow finding new ways to make the situation worse. after a laundry list of blunders from l.a. mayor karen bass skipping town to africa despite knowing her town would burn too greasy. gavin newsom faking a phone call with biden when confronted over why fire hydrants were running out of water. newsom, now calli

the actor james woods, sharing video of the palisades fire closing in on his home. he and his wife escaped. a devastated woods telling cnn he's not sure he'll have a home to go back to. >> sarah was on with her eight year old niece last night. she came out. i'm sorry. just, you know, one day you're swimming in the pool and the next day it's all gone. but she came out with her little yeti. piggy bank for us to rebuild our house. i'm sorry. i'm usually. i thought, i thought, i thought i would be stronger than this. i thought i'd be stronger than this. but you know. >> cnn's lee waldman has been on the ground reporting for us there. let's watch here in the pacific palisades, we've watched as building after building continues to go up in flames. >> this one, the latest one we've watched as the building itself seems to be collapsing in on itself, throwing embers across the street as wind gusts pick up those flames and throw those embers across the street. here in l.a. county. now, six wildfires are burning. this is stretching resources of already exhausted fire crews. in

um, and a little shout out to my friend james woods, who posted.i just sent him a text to tell him that i was thinking of him because i knew that his house was in, uh, in the fire zone. and i said, just let you know if you or anybody needs medications. we open at 730 in the morning. um, so we were here for patients who got out with their lives but didn't get their medications, didn't have their medications with them, unfortunately. >> it's interesting you mentioned him, jeff, because i noticed in that interview that he did with our pamela brown. one of the things he said was, you know, he didn't bring out much, but he has, of course, his family. he has his pills. and i thought, of course, that is what people need to remember to bring you. your house is in l.a. county. is it okay? do you have preparations? just in case. >> we are not like most people were not as prepared as we should be. we also do live in one of the canyons north of beverly hills. um, and about a year or so after we first moved into our house, there was a fire nearby, and we couldn

here was palisades resident and actor james woods, sharing his story with cnn. >> we got to walk outand i'm 77 years old, man. i can't walk up these hills. it's like mount everest here. it's like, you know, pretty steep. so, you know, it's just you. i posted this on x, but but sarah was on with her eight year old niece last night. and. she came out. i'm sorry. just, you know, one day you're swimming in the pool, and the next day it's all gone. but she came out with her little yeti piggy bank for us to rebuild our house. >> we're joined now by palisades resident mariam zahr. she's the immediate past chair of the pacific palisades community council, and was also forced to evacuate her home. miriam, thank you so much for sharing part of your afternoon with us or your morning, i should say, out in the west coast. how are you holding up right now? >> hi. well, i'm holding up okay. my phone is in my hand. as you can probably tell from my neck bobbing up and down, because as i think most palestinians are doing, we're all texting each other and trying to share information to the extent that

impact of the wild fires, even affected many celebrities, too, paris hilton, billy crystal and james woods saw there. joining us life is nbc news correspondent dana griffin. dana, walk us through what you're seeing on the ground there. >> reporter: hey, ali, good morning. well, yeah, it is morning here. it's hard to keep up with time. we've been up since 11:00 last night. and drove here to altadin-a. and this is the destruction you're seeing. you talked about neighborhoods being left unrecognizable. we got several vehicles that are burned down to their shell. we're just going to walk through this neighborhood. and every home that we have driven past has been burned to the ground. and those embers that were flying when that wind storm kicked through, that's why you're seeing some vehicles still standing, some homes still standing. but others, they hopscotched and destroyed vehicles like this. we're going to walk around and show you, these are the homes that we're seeing in this neighborhood. and many of them look just like this. you can see the orange glow from these what i call gas fires.

actor james woods, sharing video of the palisades fire closing in on his home. luckily, he and his wife did manage to escape, but he told cnn earlier that he's unsure if the house is still standing. >> sarah was on with her eight year old niece last night and. she came out. i'm sorry. just, you know, one day you're swimming in the pool and the next day it's all gone. but yeah, she came out with her little yeti. piggy bank for us to rebuild our house i'm sorry. i'm. usually. i thought, i thought, i thought i would be stronger than this. i thought i'd be stronger than this. but you know. >> actor billy crystal and his wife. also quite emotional right now. the two lost their home. he told, quote, words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. janice and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can't be taken away. cnn's bill weir has more on how climate change has impacted the region, making these fires especially da

meanwhile, actor james woods, sharing video of the palisades fire closing in on his home. he and his wife luckily were able to escape but are not sure whether their home actually made it. >> sarah was on with her eight year old niece last night. >> she came out. >> i'm sorry. >> just, you know, one day you're swimming in the pool and the next day it's all gone. but she came out with her little yeti. piggy bank for us to rebuild our house. i'm sorry. i'm usually. i thought, i thought, i thought i would be stronger than this. i thought i'd be stronger than this. but you know. >> a small portion of woods interview with cnn. meanwhile, actor billy crystal telling cnn, quote, words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. janice and i lived in our home since 1979. we raised our children and grandchildren here. every inch of our house was filled with love, beautiful memories that can't be taken away again. the long road to recovery just beginning for so many people, celebrities included. i'm polo sandoval. i will be back with more live

mogul and failed candidate for los angeles mayor richard caruso, who along with has been actor james woods, has been spreading harmful lies about los angeles mayor karen bass since the fires began. here is woods with black santa truther megyn kelly. >> here's what happened in our neighborhood. >> all the houses were on fire on our street. >> the fire trucks got up there, but there was no water because karen bass didn't fill the reservoirs. so all the fire reservoirs were not. so the fire trucks there, they couldn't pump water. >> none of that is true. and of course, there was more from megyn kelly, who seems to be sometimes the world's angriest multi-millionaire, as well as fox, where right wing billionaire rupert murdoch's puppets, like jesse watters have blamed everything from d e i and the mayor being black and the la fire chief being a lesbian to. and i am not joking here. the indigenous for the fires. >> california can't get enough water to fight fires because of a stupid fish. >> gavin's literally tearing down western civilization for fish and indians. >> nothing against the indians.

james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure it was still standing, and he says road. sojust there were small fires on both sides of the road. so just some of the people having to leave the area, but just to remind you, we are hearing 30,000 people have been evacuated, so they are just a few of the celebrities commenting on social media and those comments are we being picked up. let's talk more about the reasons we fires are so bad at the moment and bring in our environment correspondent matt mcgrath. matt, a lot of people will be asking of climate change has a role to play here.— role to play here. yes, a lot of --eole role to play here. yes, a lot of people will _ role to play here. yes, a lot of people will be _ role to play here. yes, a lot of people will be asking - role to play here. yes, a lot of people will be asking that - role to play here. yes, a lot of - people will be asking that question indeed, and while it doesn't have a direct role to play, it is undoubtedly impacting the background to these fires. obviously the high winds and the dry conditions

that includes actor james woods, who was posting images on x from his patio as he watched his neighbor'sn burn around him. woods evacuated but hoped his home might be spared. >> it's astonishing that what happened during this experience was that we found out that none of us is a celebrity, none of us is a poor person or a rich person, a democrat or a republican. >> we were just neighbors just really helping each other. >> and thousands of evacuees, like we said, still don't know what's left of their homes. many will not have a place to live and will face a long road to recovery. bill. >> yeah, it was just horrible yesterday watching those first homes go up, you got the sense that a lot more were going to be destroyed once those winds picked up and those embers and, you know, you're telling the stories here. unfortunately it's magnified by over a thousand people at this point. and just one fire and you could hear the emotion. >> you could hear the people screaming as they were trying to evacuate. >> that was wild. video marianne rafferty. thank you. well, hurricane force winds yesterday m

james wood highlighting a local pharmacy.harmacy's owner saying not helping was not an option. >> that's what community pharmacy does. we definitely put others before ourselves. >> reporter: and several companies are offering free or discounted resources to fire evacuees. planet fitness is offering folks a place to go shower and use wifi. and several restaurants around the city are offering free food to those in need. uber is offering $40 travel vouchers. planet fitness is offering folks a place to shower and get wi-fi, and so many restaurants around l.a. are offering free food to those in need. back to you guys. >> liz, thank you. >>> someone who is with us now experienced those fires firsthand, evacuated her home, our dear friend maria shrivemar >> i'm glad you focused on the heroes and the helpers. this is a moment to focus on that. it is devastating. it is historic. i think the words kind of fail us all, right? in an apoplectic moment, you can't describe it. what are people going to rebuild? they need a reason to rebuild.

james wood shows the video of this fire approaching his home. steve guttenberg among those stepping up to help his neighbors. >> when things like this occur, you realize how vulnerable you are and how impoportant counity is. >> reporter: scenes of unbelievable devastation and loss as the relentless winds fueling these fires show no signs of letting up. here in malibu, we're watching this fire spread as the winds pick up here. officials say one firefighter was injured with a severe head injury fighting this fire. there are multiple burn victims. l.a. fire is stretched so thin, they put out an all-call, asking any off-duty firefighters to come help them fight the flames. the scariest part, we are in the thick of this windstorm with the worst of it still to come. back to you guys. >> liz, thank you very much. joining us now, los angeles councilwoman tracy park, who represents one of the areas now just under siege. she has been up all night fire residents to evacuation. councilwoman park, good to have you. it's been a long night, i know. talk about

actor james wood also sharing his loss.video shared on x, shows the flames visible from his pool deck. there, he also shared video of his neighbor's home burning. he then updated his followers on x that his home had burned, and that he felt like it was losing a loved one. >> well, here in the bay area, the winds have been howling. people have been calling the ktvu newsroom telling us how bad things are at their homes. now, overnight, a big tree fell on highway 13. it took hours to get it off the road. traffic is once again flowing, but expect to see tree removal crews all across the bay area taking care of lots of problems. >> in other news this morning, it's a big day in san francisco. the new mayor takes office and several events are scheduled, starting with mayor elect daniel lurie volunteering this morning at saint anthony's. he'll be sworn in there at that ticketed event. they're getting ready at civic center plaza. and then following the 1130 ceremony. lurie will be celebrating and entertained in chinatown. a former a

. >> reporter: the inferno also threatened the possible of james woods, posting this video from the view of his drive way. >> we've got a lot of planes going over dropping water. >> reporter: josh gagg taking to instagram. >> i have never seen flames from my house like this. ever. this is insanity. >> reporter: and steve guttenberg helping his neighbors to safety. >> i'm lucky. i'm able bodied. when you're able bodied, that's a good moment for you to help out in your community. i want to give you a sense of the neighborhood, robin. you might be able to see additional homes there burned. these already burned out. more burning down over there. this house, all that's left is a chimney and a spiral stair case. you know, we drove up here this morning. i've been in the palisades many, many times. my aupb aunt lives here. my cousin. my aunt's home is destroyed. the area is completely unrecognizable. when we use the term apocalyptic, this is what it looks like. for so many people across l.a. county, this became very, very real. even driving home yesterday, there was a fire 300 yards from my hous

james woods posting this video of the fire approaching his home.ong those stepping up to help his neighbors. >> when things like this occur you realize how vulnerable you are, and how important community is. >> reporter: scenes of unbelievable devastation and loss as the relentless winds fueling these fires show no signs of letting up. >> just breathtaking images. liz kreutz reporting there. >>> john, we've been watching the realtime images come across social media continuing this morning before the sun is up in southern california, but we're talking about malibu and pacific palisades, in the his of west hollywood, parts of sunset boulevard shut down as the fire crews get up in there. just staggering to watch. >> evacuations beginning in santa monica as well. gripped by social media. the footage. >> it's the wind. >> tornado-style winds. the windiest stretch in months. apparently a relatively small fire yesterday morning in the palisades has exploded to thousands of acres. it is horrifying some of the footage we're seeing. the president of the unit

el actor de cine james woob fue uno de los afectados, el actor ha posteado vÍdeos de su mansiÓn sitiada por las llamas. woodsguros estÁn limitando la cobertura en estados especialmente como california que continÚan sufriendo de los incendios forestales y los incendios catastrÓficos. gerardo: tenemos entendido, comisionado, que antes de estos incendios las compaÑÍas de seguros habÍan retirado las pÓlizas a varios dueÑos alegando que esta zona estaba muy expuesta a estos percances. >> estamos ahorita viendo y pidiÉndole al aseguradoras que respeten las pÓlizas de estos consumidores, ya que esto es algo sin precedente. gerardo: horas despuÉs de esta entrevista la comisiÓn de seguros ordenÓ una moratoria de un aÑo para prevenir la cancelaciÓn del seguro en las Áreas afectadas. >> ahorita lo que estamos viendo con nuestros abogados es, si una persona recibiÓ una carta diciÉndole que se les va a eliminar la cobertura, pero aÚn todavÍa no se le ha eliminado, nomÁs recibieron la carta, si todavÍa pueden obtener su beneficio porque francamente no ha pasado la fecha lÍmite. >> cuando pasa un desastre natural la gente

james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure if it was still standing.e. and on instagram, mark hamill, most famous for his role in star wars, called the blaze the most horrific fire since 1993 and said he evacuated malibu. last minute, there were small fires on both sides of the road, he said. at least 30,000 people in the area are under evacuation orders as the blaze worsens. let's show you some of the latest pictures that we have. these are firefighters on the ground, battling that claim. we have heard from the governor for california, gavin newsom, saying 1a00 firefighters have been deployed to combat the unprecedented fires in los angeles, with hundreds of additional staff pouring in from across the state. he went on to say that emergency officials, firefighters and first responders are hands on deck to protect against fires. we have been hearing from a public information officer with the california department of forestry and fire protection, saying there is no possibility of containing the fires at the moment, because of the high wind. we have been

the celebrities that have been affected, and some of the stars that have lost their homes include james woodsl gibson, paris hilton and others. but now serious questions being asked by people of all political persuasions by the way of why los angeles was so ill prepared for this. fire hydrant hydrants running dry. i mean, these communities are on the pacific coast and they don't have enough water. donald trump saying that gavin newsom or newsom, i think he calls him, is to blame. what's your 1503 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07