let's bring in nbc's jennifer bjorklund, who joins us from pacific palisades. jennifer. los angeles just has to get through one more night of a truly terrifying forecast. these gusty winds are now expected to hit their peak with this updated forecast from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. i want to show you some of the damage that we've had from the fires already. this is pacific palisades and historic monument, the business block building in the heart of this little town, dedicated in 1924 and one of more than 30 historically significant structures destroyed in these fires, including will rogers ranch and the zane gray estate. right now, the fires have not grown in acreage despite gusty winds. today, we did have one new fire pop up overnight monday to the north, which was handled quickly. but all over southern california, people are packing up just in case. monoring the cal fire map, and fire crews are fanned out in strike teams and the highest risk neighborhoods, most of those preemptively with their power cut because of the danger of arcing power lines. we do have the update

let's bring in nbc's jennifer bjorklund, who joins us from pacific palisades. jennifer raj i'm standing here in pacific palisades. where behind me you can see the tower from a very recognizable private school, the village school here in pacific palisades. there are so many questions that residents here have. where will their kids go to school? where will they live in the short term or the long term? how long will it take to rebuild? and in the meantime, this new windstorm threatening to come kick up the embers and start new fires? there are still houses that are standing in this neighborhood and in the neighborhoods in altadena, but help is coming in from all directions. that drone damaged super scooper from canada will rejoin the fleet in the sky on tuesday morning. we also have dozens of mexican firefighters from the federal fire team in mexico and the mexican army joining the front lines here in the palisades that trained at march air reserve over the weekend. so help is coming from all over. strike teams are set up to watch overnight as the concern grows, al

i want to bring in nbc's jennifer bjorklund live from pacific palisades. that's where that first fire happened. jennifer and that area now decimated. absolutely just destroyed. jessica. it is still burning. as you can see, the hills are still glowing orange behind me, and they have not been able to cut any lines around this fire. in fact, this fire has been moving, spotting, backing back up the hill and being pushed back down. we didn't think there was anything left to burn, but somehow there is still black smoke pouring out and fire crews racing one way and the other. we've been here all day long, sitting here in this wind that has been absolutely relentless. and you mentioned that fire that's burning in the hollywood hills, the sunset fire, chasing more people out of their homes tonight. those are just, you know, a few acres. but those are important acres, very, very highly populated, densely populated areas that we are told are being hammered by about five helicopters and 20 engines that are doing their best to contain that and keep it from spreading int

i'm jennifer bjorklund, nbc news, altadena, california. >> and the high winds that have been fueling these fires are expected to continue. angie lassman joins us with the latest. they've weakened a little bit, but has it made a difference, angie? >> we have the ability to get those, the air fight up with the planes and such, with the winds currently stood yesterday, but we've seen those ramp up, and they are going to be elevated as we get through the morning hours. 17 million people as jennifer said, still under these red flag warnings. we'll see those gusts up to 55 miles per hour today. the good news is, our humidity creeping up just a little bit. 8-15%. but we could still see single-digit humidity values as we get through the day today. here's the five spots we're watching as far as the fires are concerned. notice these wind gusts near the lidia fire. 40-plus mileper hour. the hills, mountains, that's where you're going to see the elevated numbers, 10, 20, 30 miles per hour. this is something we contend with for the first part of the day. we'll see the winds decrease by the time w

jennifer bjorklund, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and the dangerous fire conditions continue today. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking it all for us. good morning. and the winds are supposed to worsen overnight? >> the worst of the winds are expected through the day today. we'll see the potential for peaks of 100 miles per hour. we have the red flag warnings, 19 million people included in those. here are the current fires, the hearst fire and the eaton fire. all of those fires creating smoke plumes that are showing up on our radar. winds 45-95 miles per hour expected. these worsening conditions are going to continue not just because of the wind but humidity levels dropping to single digits. you can see it's not just that specific region. of course under the extreme risk. but we've got the critical risk stretching down basically to the border. so extreme fire behavior across this region once again today. >> angie, thank you. >>> new this morning, the republican-led house has passed the laken riley act. the strict border measure putting pressure on senate democrats to support

i'm jennifer bjorklund, nbc news, pacific palisades. >> it's important to follow those winds. let's now get to nbc meteorologist angie lassman, who's tracking the dangerous conditions this morning. good morning, angie. >> as jennifer just mentioned, we do have concerning situations once again across this region today. 10 million people under red flag warnings. the santa ana winds going to ramp up as we get into the later morning hours pacific time. we'll see extremely critical fire weather across this same kind of area we were dealing with yesterday. san fernandoalley, simi valley, all locations included in that. right now wind speeds anywhere from the teens to the 20s and up to the 30s. but we're going to see those ramp up. and we're talking about 40-60 mile-per-hour gusts. we'll once again see a lull later today. 30-50 mile-per-hour wins as those continue to weaken. and then we really get down overnight to 15-35 mile-per-hour winds. it will still be breezy, however, frances in the hills and mountains of that region. >> it is a critical few hours left. >>> now to capitol hill

as nbc's jennifer bjorklund shows us, the challenge is massive in southern california. the flames seem to be everywhere. i've never seen it come down this low before. fires that break the rules. burning downhill toward water. destroying anything that gets in the way. the palisades fire among the worst. and the fire is growing. we have no percentage of containment. the flames feeding on dry conditions fueled by intense winds. winds so powerful aircraft. among the best firefighting tools aren't always able to get off the ground. normally we have some aircraft that can fly at night. last night it was just impossible with those 8090 mile an hour winds. right now it has calmed down a little bit. so i expect to see some of our aircraft back up in the sky this morning. reporter thousands of buildings already have been destroyed and more are in danger. and people throughout southern california have been told to leave their homes. some, however, chose to stay and fight with whatever they could find. this is home. what are we going to do? where are we going to go? authorities ins

i'm jennifer bjorklund i pacific palisades, california. now back to you. >> jennifer, thank you. and with the winds bringing the possibility of new fires, some homeowners plan to take matters into their own hands once again. gadi schwartz has their stories. >> they're going to help us! >> reporter: for days, so many across los angeles faced off against apocalyptic wildfires. some homeowners defying the evacuation orders, choosing to protect their properties amid the hell scape. >> we need a water drop. >> we need a water drop. >> reporter: sprinklers, hoses, generators, pumps. some are preparing for round two. in wealthy enclaves, water trucks standing at the ready. right here we see one, two, three, four, five, five different water trucks. there's another three down the way. those in the evacuation zones to lived to tell the tale of how they saved their streets said they did what they could with high-pressured hoses. >> so we were in all of our neighbors' back yards and lugging our hoses around. >> reporter: in altadena, he saved two houses on his street with a garden hose. >> i

i'm jennifer bjorklund in pacific palisades, california. now back to you. >> let's get more on that and check in with nbc meteorologist angie lassman who is monitoring those winds fueling the flames. and a very small glimmer of good news on that front. >> we've got the potential for weakening winds as we get through the day today. notice that doesn't mean the winds completely dissipate. we're still going to deal with 40-50 mile-per-hour winds out of the north-northeast. but look what happens by friday. we see an uptick in that. this is the swing of things. in the meantime we've got 17 million people under red flag warnings across this region. you can see where we're watching. we're talking 10, 15, 20-mile-per-hour wind speeds. on the hills and mountains, we'll see those elevated winds. notice as we get into the evening hours, 40-50 mile-per-hour winds in some spots. we're not completely done with this kind of situation yet. we'll see the peak risk soon. >>> as flames continue to engulf neighborhoods, desperate residents are racing to try to

but first, nbc news jennifer bjorklund is on the ground right now at the palisades fire. this is in pacific palisades. and, jennifer, needless to say, first responders there definitely. they have their hands full. oh, this is unbelievable. marcus. laura, i have covered fires my entire career living in california, starting with the oakland hills fire, which all of your viewers, i'm sure are very familiar with. but i got to tell you, i have never seen winds sustained in the direction that they're going for this amount of time. it's been 24 hours and still you can see the flags around here. this wind is blowing this way towards the ocean, bringing the fire down the hill. and actually last night it jumped over pch, pacific coast highway. we're in the gladstones parking lot here. and you know the bay watch. a lifeguard stands were burned and some of the homes along pch this way were burned on the water side. so this is a fire of an intensity that we have not seen in a generation in, in this area. and just even living, you know, an hour from here in the valley, the winds were su

nbc's jennifer bjorklund continues our coverage from altadena. it is day three of the firestorm sweeping through los angeles county. it is safe to say that the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles, and palisades is just one of the multiple fires burning for firefighters. the struggle is around the clock against the fast moving, unpredictable flames. we're fighting fire on one side, and then all of a sudden the wind changes direction and now we're fighting on multiple fronts. those flames advancing due to strong winds. some hurricane force. we had gusts up to 99 miles an hour and firefighters were used to. we're used to the santa ana winds, but we're not used to is these erratic winds and the, you know, two mile ember crossing. but officials say after days of bad news, there is progress. while we are still facing significant threats, i am hopeful that the tide is turning in neighborhoods hit hard by the fires, blocks of destruction, entire businesses destroyed, homes completely gone. familie

we want to bring in nbc's jennifer bjorklund. she's live in altadena. and, jennifer, you've been on the ground now for a couple of days. tell us what the situation is now. it's very different here in altadena than it was yesterday when we spoke. and i was standing out in pacific palisades, where it is completely locked down. residents are not allowed in. they were allowing a few people in today with escorts, proof of residency and proof of need of medical equipment or prescription drugs or medicines that they had in their homes. if their homes were still standing, they were able to get in and get out. so they're doing that a little bit in the palisades. here in altadena, it's more of a patchwork there. there neighborhoods like the one i'm standing in where the homes are destroyed, absolute rubble. some have just the facade standing in a fireplace but still smoldering gas jetting out and on fire from some sides of some of these homes. and then there will be a home that is absolutely untouched. you see dog walkers coming by, hugging their neighbors, some p

nbc's jennifer bjorklund joins us live from pacific palisades, the scene of the palisades fire. and, jennifer, there is no rest for the weary. firefighters are on high alert today. absolutely are. and we do have one updated bit of information. janelle. jessica, we have learned that at the eaton fire, one more set of remains has been found, bringing the death toll now to 25. in all of these southern california fires, the palisades and the eaton fire. the deadly fires and the timeline also has shifted forward. the heaviest winds that we are expecting from these red flag warnings from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. so by this time tomorrow, we will hope that we are out of this firestorm. to say the fires burning in southern california look like scenes from a blockbuster movie. not an exaggeration, says a hollywood film cinematographer who packed up and got out of his home in mandeville canyon, adjacent to the palisades fire. he's confident in the crews that have saved his home once already. they have hoses lined up everywhere. they have cut out the separation road from the fire so that

joining me now is nbc's jennifer bjorklund. bjorklund. she's in pacific palisades. really?e're just really starting to see what it looks like now. when? yesterday, when we saw pacific palisades. it's a difficult place to get in and out. there was a lot of stuff going on there. what is the situation now, and are we seeing a hopscotch of destruction? or is pacific palisades, as some people say, completely leveled? yeah. jessica, it's it is pretty much leveled. there's very little left. in fact, we had one resident riding through here on his bike who said he had gone around and did some checking. i don't know how he got through the fire lines, but he told us that there are only two schools left in this whole region that were still standing. the place is a different it will never be the same. it's changed overnight. when this fire storm came through pacific palisades actually was a nice little community between malibu and santa monica. and now it is absolutely taken off the map. if it didn't get it the first time the fire went back up the hill, came back around the erratic wind

jennifer bjorklund from nbc is in altadena. for us, it is day three of the firestorm sweeping through los angeles county. it is safe to say that the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles, and palisades is just one of the multiple fires burning for firefighters. the struggle is around the clock against the fast moving, unpredictable flames. we're fighting fire on one side, and then all of a sudden the wind changes direction and now we're fighting on multiple fronts. those flames advancing due to strong winds. some hurricane force. we had gusts up to 99 miles an hour. and firefighters were used to. we're used to the santa ana winds, but we're not used to is these erratic winds and the, you know, two mile ember crossing. but officials say after days of bad news, there is progress. while we are still facing significant threats, i am hopeful that the tide is turning in neighborhoods hit hard by the fires, blocks of destruction, entire businesses destroyed, homes completely gone

nbc's jennifer bjorklund joins us now live from the fire lines from pacific palisades with a closer look at the firefight, the dangerous winds kicking in tonight. and as you can see, a lot of damage done already. jennifer. yeah. janelle. containment lines did grow over the weekend. and that's the good news. the bad news is the concern now growing over those winds that are expected to start blowing again. an errand of sadness where just the tiniest find of anything recognizable offers hope. there is not much that i found here. all i have is like this bag, a lemon, some metallic sprinkler heads just to make my 89 year old mother feel better that i salvaged them. fire blasted through the palisades where no one expected it. they left for work tuesday, hours later, found out from neighbors or from their doorbell cameras. their homes were gone. this was the safe part of the of the palisades, you know, no flood zone? no. you know, fire zone. this was a state farm. had just, you know, re-upped our insurance because we were in a safe area. so we didn't expect this at all. and it isn't over. help

jennifer bjorklund with nbc. >>> we want to show you shares of edison international, the utility in southern california. shares were down almost 13% today. it's unit is the power utility. nearly 70,000 of its customers are without power right now. previous wildfires were linked to issues with power equipment. there is no clear evidence tying edison to these fires, directly. >> i want to be very clear on that. we don't have evidence. i don't know what caused these fires. it could've been arson. it could've been anything. it's a terrible, awful situation. we did do a mini documentary about a year ago, put up on social media, which talks about utilities and wildfire risk, yet, no idea what started or caused these fires, but the winds referenced, no doubt, playing a role in this. those winds are plenty strong. >> they are legibly strong. the questions about the brush, how that situation is being handled. how are they spreading so quickly? what makes this so unique? >> it's very dry. they had a lot of rain in the northern part of the state. it's very dry. it's my home, born and raised there, but

. >>> let's bring in nbc news correspondent jennifer bjorklund, she is live in altadena where the eden fire is burning. thank you for being out there at this late hour. what are things looking like where you are? >> reporter: you know, it is looking pretty good, stephanie. i can tell you, the winds are much calmer than they have been in the last two days. that's not to say that we are not still at red flag levels, which we are until friday, and you heard that we are expecting another santa ana event starting monday. so we have the weekend, they spent the day today really taking advantage of the lighter winds that are about half as intense as they have been in the last few days. to cut some lines around the fires. and we just heard that at the palisades fire they have gotten a containment line of 6%, which is great. because nothing was going everywhere for the last few days, and they had not been able to get any containment lines cut. which means this fire is not going any further than this line right here. so a little bit of good news coming out of the fires this afternoon and evening.