from our la county sheriff and fire departments. g tirelessly right now to ensure — working tirelessly right now to ensure information is shared across topanga _ ensure information is shared across topanga. forthose ensure information is shared across topanga. for those with livestock, the evacuation location is pierce college — the evacuation location is pierce college. forthose needing the evacuation location is pierce college. for those needing small animal— college. for those needing small animal evacuation location, agoura animal— animal evacuation location, agoura animal shelter is available to you. think— animal shelter is available to you. think it's — animal shelter is available to you. think it's a — animal shelter is available to you. think it's a governor newsom for your— think it's a governor newsom for your quick— think it's a governor newsom for your quick support and coordination and thank— your quick support and coordination and thank you to marry bass and councilmember park in all of the councilmembers in the city a

— county, and finally, to all la county residents, please be assured _ county residents, please be assured to battle these wildfires from the air— to battle these wildfires from the air and on the ground until they— the air and on the ground until they are — the air and on the ground until they are fully contained. we stand — they are fully contained. we stand alongside all they are fully contained. we stand alon-side all of they are fully contained. we stand alongside all they are fully contained. we stand alon-side all of you they are fully contained. we stand alongside all they are fully contained. we stand alon-side all of you as stand alongside all of you as we begin of evacuated areas, establishment of disaster recovery centres, and the rebuilding of your homes, communities and your lives. i would — communities and your lives. i would now— communities and your lives. i would now like to introduce my trusted — would now like to introduce my trusted partner in public safety, _ trusted partner in public safety, la city fire chief, christine crowley.- christine crowley. good morning. _ c

the la county medical examiner says 5 of those deaths were tied to the massive palisades fire. the eaton fire burning in altadena caused 6 deaths. fire officials say at least 10,000 structures were destroyed. the ventura county sheriff's office adds another man died while trying to escape the 28 acre. all of us fire. and take a lo at the map on your screen now shong a ring of fire in southern california right now. cal fire reports there are 6 larger blazes burning thousands of aes and structures. you can also see smaller red dots representing a lot of smaller fires. here's the latest on the larger fires. the archer fire is responsible for 19 acres of damage so far, no containment on the blaze yet. thankfully, crew stopped forward progress on this fire. it sparked friday morning near granada hills. all evacuation orders and warnings in that area have been lifted. meanwhile, the levy, a fire has burned nearly 400 acres and now sits at 9 8% containment, who's also stopped forward progress on this fire. it started wednesday afternoon near acton and the antelope valley, about 50 mile

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and i'm going to give an la county update in addition to region. one update. for the eaton fire in los angeles county helped edina pasadena and sierra madre, the la county fire department continues to be unified command with the u.s. forest service and the pasadena and sierra madre fire departments. in addition to our law enforcement partners. the fire has been mapped this afternoon at 10,600 acres and it is still growing. we have 0% containment. we have over 750 firefighting personnel assigned on the line and mutual aid resources from out of state, including arizona, have arrived to assist us with this firefight. unfortunately. we have 5 reported civilian fatalities. a number of injuries and over 1000 structures damaged or destroyed. the cause of the fire is unknown and under active investigation by both the los angeles county fire department, los angeles county sheriff's department. and the u.s. forest service arson. investigators. and the moment we learn the cause of this fire, we will advise the media. we also have a new fire start in the acton area of los

there in la county. california's national guard is also sending more than 2600 service members to la. they're going to be helping out in the firefighting effort there and a number of different ways. >> we're here assisting cal fire with the wildfires down here in southern california will be flying the ch. 47 chinook with a water bucket truck to the belly of it primarily will be doing pulling water out of reservoirs, dropping water on the fire were near the fire to slow down. really our intent is to buy calfire more time further down the road to make cuts. >> is staging at an airport in ventura county and that's where they'll be sending out their members on these missions for a lot of people who live in santa rosa's coffey park, hearing about the devastating fires that are happening in southern california is very >> triggering an upsetting for them and what they went through, especially when they see the images of these neighborhoods that are burned to the ground because it's all too familiar for them whe

the fight continues tonight against those deadly wildfires burning in la county. crews have been able to gain some containment on especially the ones burning in pacific palisades and altadena. but high winds could cause them to grow exponentially at the santa anas. here's a look at the latest numbers between the palisades and eaton fires alone. at least 24 people have died. 17,000 structures that homes and cars, businesses, apartment buildings. >> destroyed. and right now more than 37,000 acres are burning. >> a closer look at the fires, the fire pacific palisades is killed. at least 8 people. right now. it is 14% contained after burning more than 23,000 acres. the eaton fire in altadena and parts of pasadena has killed at least 16 people. that fire is 33% contained after burning more than 14,000 acres. >> tonight, tens of thousands of people there are under evacuation orders because of these wildfires, kron four's rob nesbitt has been talking with people today who are still not able to get back to their homes down there. he joins us live in the studio with some o

la county. 5 larger blaze blazes are on fire right now. but you can see as you scan the map, smaller reddish dots indicating the smaller spot fires that have popped up as embers fell from the larger fires that are still raging this morning. one of the small fires is called the sunset fire that broke out about 6 o'clock last night in hollywood and is 0% contained. >> it's kept just a 43 acres. so this is relatively small and when you look at their looks like a volcano, it is responsible for a house fire. this 4 story house that went up in studio city. and again, just an example of how it wasn't near the fire. but the embers blew in the wind and and this house, one of many that troy. meanwhile, in northern la county, the lydia fire is burning in the eno valley. and this isn't an image. >> that came to us from our sister station, ktla, where you can see the plumes of smoke coming up there in the distance. just one of a number of fire sending up smoke in the angeles national forest. cal fire says that one broke out wednesday about 50 miles nor

let me take you quickly to the us, these are pictures coming in from la county from over castaic, aerialsne they're trying to dampen those flames, presumably, but that california region has suffered, people have suffered so much already. you can see there the flames and smoke, thousands of people have had to evacuate and huge areas of residential, parts of california affected, but there are warnings of fires, strong winds in the southern part of la, forecasters warning these last into thursday. much more coming up into thursday. much more coming up for you in the next few minutes, if you are with bbc news. the british journalist journalist and royal commentator afua acheampong—hagan gave her response to what we've it would've been better to have these tested in court, but we have at least establish that the murdoch defence was one rotten apple that turned into it was one rotten newspaper. all of these were lies that the criminal activity was happening at the sun which was the flagship newspaper and it's taken 15 years and a lot of money to drag that truth out of them. former prime ministe

we'll hear from la county fire chief anthony maroney. after that, we'll hear from la pd chief jim mcdonnell. then sheriff robert luna. and following that, we'll hear from la dwp general manager jim, the skin giannis as well as superintendent about albert. oprah follow. the mayor will come back to the podium and open it up for questions. i'll call on questions from the left. and with that, we're best. thank you. >> good evening, everyone. i stand here today with incredible sympathy and concern about the devastation and the tragedy that our city and county are facing. and i definitely want to send my condolences to the families who lost loved ones to the families and neighborhoods who lost property. this firestone firestorm is the big one in magnitude. >> hurricane force winds are usually accompanied by rain storms. but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry drought conditions to provide context at 10:20pm, am yesterday. the palace, 8 fire was at 10 acres. 12 minutes later, it was a 200 acres to those who fled

the la county medical examiner's office revealing 5 new deaths from this disaster. they're tying 11 deaths in total to the eaton fire and 5 to the palisades fire and then tore a county sheriff's office also says and died while trying to escape the all of us fire near the santa clara river. and this is the latest incident that from cal fire. take a look. you'll notice there are fewer fires burning this morning right now. cal fire is reporting, though, for major blazes in los angeles county. but there are also multiple smaller fires which you can see marked by the red dots right there on your screen. now for the latest on the bigger fires, the hurst fire burning in sylmar is now 76% contained after burning nearly 800 acres. it started tuesday evening forcing evacuation orders in the area. you're calabassas. the kenneth fire is now 80% contained this morning after burning 1000 acres. it was first reported thursday afternoon. and the second largest fire burning in southern california. the eaton fire torched more than 14,000 acres. it is now 15% contained. the flames spar

but those are for, of course, las angeles and ventura counties. future wind gusts very strong could be 2020, 30, 40 mile per hour gusts with gusts in the higher elevations in certain areas where they come. flu winds come finally through the canyons up to 70 miles per hour. that could just throw in amber for miles and these glowing embers can be quite large, maybe even a large. at least the smoke is being pushed off to sea. so these northeast winds are, of course, damaging very damaging, but also they're pushing the winds away. the smoke away and it's not the temperatures is not sizzling hot. is it southern california, los angeles right now? 58 degrees. so southern california fires, it's long-duration pds red-flag warning, particularly dangerous situation. damaging winds and the areas, of course, a very high risk for fire. back to you. all right, kathy, as of this afternoon, tens of thousands of people. >> there are under evacuation orders because of those fires. yeah, those fires are still raging in some spots. kron four's rob nesbitt has been tal

recovery dot la county dog of is launched.by department, federal—state and nonprofit assistance, once again that website is recovery. lacounty. gov. website is recovery.lacounty.gov. we will be supporting him workers as well as small businesses. as far as public health updates, the air quality smoke advisory continues through next week. please, where your masks outdoors, particulate to airborne even in areas not impacted by the fires. especially children and older adults, especially those with serious health complications are particularly at risk. la county department of public health is providing n 95 mask at all evacuation shelters and community—based organisations. when you are at home, please close your windows and doors, run the air conditioning for air purifiers if you have them, and check your filters regularly. in your car, close the windows and vents, turn your air conditioning on to recirculate. do not in any way use leaf blowers or other actions that will push ash into the air. follow all drinking water advisories a

and the la county sheriff says that number is expected to rise. there is 0 containment here. >> the the fires, as we mentioned, is the palisades fire. more than 1000 structures have been destroyed. there. it's burned almost 16,000 acres. this fire along the coast started yesterday morning. you can see the devastation left behind and as homes continue to burn. residents are being told firefighters are running out of water. >> everybody wants to say their own home. but, you know, i like for example, they got out they don't have any water. they want to get more water, unfortunately, just told you they ran out of water and out of water. >> i don't even know the words to use. there's not even words that you can use right now. it's very about. >> in fact, this morning, tell me what you've seen. you've been going through different parts of this neighborhood. yeah, i've been through here. i went by the residential streets, evanston northwest, out that you know where i went to school at soggy mess. >> almost everything is burned down, especially in the nor

he sent down some cybertrucks to la county to provide internet to areas destroyed by the fires. these trucks are being used as sort of mobile bay stations to provide power to starlink internet terminals in areas without wifi. >> closer to home. taking a live look outside as we talk weather. a beautiful, cool monday night in the bay area. and we want to emphasize you know, cool mostly clear and that ultimately dry at a time when we need it to be not just kathy trafton joins us now with a look at what to expect. i kathy? >> and hideki. yeah, we could use some more wet weather. we're lucky we've had. >> quite a bit of wet weather earlier this season. so we're okay, shape, but it's about time with all offshore winds to get some more rain and no rains in the forecast. look at this beautiful view. post sunset, lots of reds and oranges in atmosphere in the particulate matters there from a little bit from the la fires and also from fires burning up in canada. it makes for a beautiful sight. in-store air quality at the surface is excellent wind gusts. well, this morning, it was so gusty

la the lafd dot org. please go to those for your most up-to-date information. thank you. los angeles county share. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is commander christine calls on with the las angeles county sheriff's department serving as a unified incident commander from the sheriff's department incident management team for the palace sites palisades for response. i'd like to provide you an update on our operation. we currently have over 100 sheriff's department personnel and crew, including search and rescue personnel and national guard personnel assisting with the operation. our department personnel are currently deployed on missions, which include leaders, suppression, evacuations, road closures, humanitarian relief and roving and security patrols currently no new. but you've got asians are being performed as of this afternoon. we have made 7 arrests related to the policy. it's fire involving looting, unauthorized entry into an emergency area, battery on a peace officer and additional charges for weapons and narcotics possessions. we currently have 5 confirmed deaths as of this aft

. >> this afternoon, the la county district attorney said 9 looters and then our sister now facing charges. this comes as california's national guard sends more than 2600 service members to la to helping the firefighting effort and to help protect property against looters. several of the people arrested have previous felony convictions in at least one >> happening now, president d. - joe biden and vice president kamala harris are holding a briefing from the white house to update the public on the federal government's response to the side fire is in a life that we listened in to a bit of this during the last hour of kron. 4 news this afternoon and kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin joins us live. >> with the latest in washington. hi, rick. out. >> a grant and vicki will president biden during this hearing or excuse me this briefing? i think that there is no higher priority from the federal government than taking care of the people of los angeles. of course, this fire continues to blaze. they say they're working around the clock to ensure that the firefighters on the ground a

this said new fire adding to the chaos and the la county as crews continue to battle the massive palisades fire. has now been dubbed the most destructive fire in los angeles county history. >> and has left many without the homes. it's just it's just shocking just to look around. it didn't seem real. will the palisades fire has grown nearly 16,000 acres and it is still. >> at 0% containment tonight. >> elsewhere across la county, the eaton fire is also an contained tonight. it continues to rage near pasadena. those flames have scorched more than 10,000 acres. the lydia fire burning in the angeles national forest around 350 acres. it is 40% contained tonight. crews also battling the smaller woodley at hurst fires. both 0% contained. the winds have been devastating, of course, since yesterday. meteorologist kathy trafton has been keeping an eye on those winds. everyone is wondering when they are going to get a break. kathy, what's going on down there at this hour? >> well, there's no great white yet to see fluctuations in the wind. but by think friday, i think that will start to see some chan

the la county medical examiner says 24 people have died.efighters estimate the southern california wildfires destroyed more than 12,000 structures. we haven't seen that before. not not in southern california. not like this. california governor gavin newsom says it may be the worst disaster in u.s. history. i think it will be in terms of just the costs associated with it. while we at fema now are starting to help support this recovery piece last week, president joe biden moved quickly to declare a major federal disaster days before president elect donald trump is due to take office. trump wrote online california governor gavin newsom should resign. adding this is all his fault. there is a serious lack of competent governance in california. incoming vice president jd vance and republicans blamed california democrats for the destruction, policies of the liberal administration out there, i believe have made these fires worse. i suspected there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved. responded on nbc's meet the press respo

there are not enough firefighters in la county. this coastal road, we have been seeing the fires destruction. there is power lines down, patches still smouldering and the air is so thick with smoke that we can barely see more than a few metres in front of us. this was the moment two residents found their house engulfed by flames. see more than a few metres in front of us. this was the moment two residents found their house it's going to be ok, all right? we are going to be ok. thousands made homeless, a state of emergency called in a situation out of control. some abandoning their cars to the mercy of the flames. 0thers made attempts to stay and save their homes. fire crews struggled against a terrifying inferno causing utter destruction. flights continued to land into la's main airport. passengers witnessed the frightening scenes below. oh, my god. emergency services have been stretched to their limit, battling the unpredictable fires on multiple fronts. at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed as the situation took many peopl

and la county crews are reporting some progress. we're taking a live look here from southern california. but there are still many fires burning in the death toll has risen now. and as john was just mentioning as windy here, and those santa winds could whip up and that would complicate efforts for them to fight the fires in southern california. yeah. so here's a look at where these fires are burning again. the map showing you the >> 3 largest fires palisades hearst and eaton fired just by looking at the graphic, you know, they're the palisades fire is the largest more than 23,000 acres burned so far. containment is growing, but still only at about 14 percent. firefighters are making some better progress on the eaton fire. >> that one is 33% contained. that's the middle of the screen there. you can see 14,000 acres have burned and taken with the many structures. thousands of structures have been burned so far that the hurst fire, which is the one on the right where there are 300 firefighters on the scene. that 89% contained this morni

a total of 5 fires now burning in all of la county. right now, the 2 biggest ones that the crews are battling the palisades fire in the eaton fire. >> at least 5 people have died in the eden fire. that's burning more than 10,000 acres. it's burned that near pasadena and altadena nearly 70,000 people have been ordered to get out and then there's the fire that crews have been fighting since late yesterday morning. the palisades fire in pacific palisades that has ballooned to more than 15,000 acres. more than 300 homes and businesses have been destroyed. there you have. doesn't stop there. the palisades fire in the eaton fire. >> are 2 of 5 total wildfires that are burning all over la county. the lady of fire is the only one that has any kind of containment at 30%. our first and kerman has been following. the blaze is for us. he joins us now live from the newsroom with the very latest. were just a devastating day for people in many of these areas. these communities are basically destroyed. imagine. >> living in a home for 40 years, raisin

over 60 fire companies from a los angeles city fire department la county fire department and ventura ty fire department were initially dispatched to the specific incident. additional resources have been requested and are in route. the fire started in the city of los angeles and bird rapidly into the county of ventura, los angeles county fire department and ventura county fire department are in unified command. the lafd is now and he's sistine agency. they're currently immediate of evacuation orders in place south no one north of burbank, east of valley circle and west of county lane road and evacuation warning is in place. west valley circle north of saticoy east of woodlake and self of burbank now be providing a quick update on the palisades fire. current acreage is 19,978. there are currently 5,316 structures that were damaged or destroyed and unfortunately our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. we do have a confirmed 2 fatalities that are now due to this incident. closing. i want to make sure that we think the residents of los angeles for remaining vigilant and this new f

it is the largest, largest wild fire in la county history. a fire storm because of the santa ana winds that came through and see these visuals and remarkable from the air and evacuations in surrounding communities to try and protect people on top of thousands of evacuations that occurred over the course of the past several days and started last tuesday. there's six fires currently burning in areas like palisades and mall beautiful claims came down the mountainside and destroying the pacific coast highway and taking out could being straws up and down the pch in the very famous and beautiful malibu area. so many people have lost everything at this point and we'll talk about the other fires in a second. it's important to focus on the human element of this and what people are going through. let's listen to one account. >> we were hoping the house would be there the next day, but it wasn't. it's shocking. shock. you don't have time yet to think about the next steps. reporter: you see this map of all the fires, six of them burning as we speak in lo

there are not enough firefighters in la county.s coastal road, we have been seeing the fires destruction. there is power lines down, patches still smouldering and the air is so thick with smoke that we can barely see more than a few metres in front of us. this was the moment two residents found their house engulfed by flames. it's going to be ok, all right? we are going to be ok. la's governor watched as the fire spread across thousands of acres in hours. thousands made homeless, a state of emergency called in a situation out of control. some abandoning their cars to the mercy of the flames. 0thers made attempts to stay and save their homes. fire crews struggled against a terrifying inferno causing utter destruction. flights continued to land into la's main airport. passengers witnessed the frightening scenes below. oh, my god. emergency services have been stretched to their limit, battling the unpredictable fires on multiple fronts. at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed as the situation took many people by surprise. my sist

. >> news at 5 >> we're following breaking news in la county. another massive wildfire has just exploded today along i-5 near castaic. this is just north of santa clarita they're calling this one. the hughes fire. we're looking live here at a fire retardant drop from one of the planes. it started just before 11 o'clock this morning at 50 acres quickly grew to 5,000 acres. it is now north of 8,000 acres. no containment on this fire. it is burning in federally owned land. we just got an update is now 9,000 acres. this thing is moving awfully quickly because >> of those winds whipping around there. the the good news here that no structures have been damaged, roughly 19,000 people, they're being evacuated from communities just south and west of this wildfire. thousands more are under evacuation warnings, including several schools. it is intense indeed. and with that, we say good evening. thanks for being with us tonight for kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. this of course comes as la continues to clean up from the devastatin

containment. >> there are the 6 fires burning in the la county. if you see on this map here, the eaton fire is also continuing to rage near pasadena. it's grown to more than 10,000 acres. so many homes devastated their the lydia fire burning in the angeles national forest near 350 acres. but it is 40% contained tonight. crews also battling the smaller woodley at hurst fires. those are both 0% contained as well. of course, all of these says seeming to be a wind-driven fires. it is very dry down in southern california as well. they have not had any significant rain a kron four's. kathy trafton is here to talk a little bit about the weather that they're dealing with there. kathy. >> well, part of the palmers just terrifically gusty santa ana winds coming from the land to the sea. that's the offshore directions of those gusts are amazing 100 mile per hour. gusts reported at mount lukens magic mountain 90 mile per hour gusts in the santa monica mountains. settle pick 86 miles an hour. deer creek canyon, 80 miles per hours because of strong, gusty winds

at least 24 deaths have been reported across la county so far in the wake of several large blazes. and officials fear that number may only rise, but as firefighters race against time to ulster containment of the 2 largest infernos, the palisades in the eaton fires more wind in the forecast could smell this spell trouble. it is the largest and most clear warning that wildfire danger is still existing. and if fire sparks, it may be tough to put it out. >> firefighters around los angeles are preparing to attack flare ups are any new fires that might pop up. even though evacuations have been reduced in recent days, officials are still warning people that more evacuations could certainly be ordered. it fires ignite in these winds. as we turn our attention to the forecast down there, which is not great. this is obviously sfo up here. meteorologist kyla grogan is with us with the latest kyla. yeah, that's right. so unfortunately, today's been a very difficult day firefighters. this is one of those days when you're not trying to >> really get containment. you're trying to hang on to what y

and in la county teams are preparing for possible rain this weekend. how that could mean mudslides where the fires burned cal fire and the california conservation corps bagging thousands of sandbags to give to people living in the eaton fire burn zone below the foothills. officials say the fire burned 2 feet deep into the roots in the foothills. so there's really nothing holding back the soil. that's why the city will be distributing sandbags to people with proof of residency in pasadena and altadena >> this fire burned the 0, 2, feet deep into the roots in the foothills. and so there's nothing holding the soil. we seen this with other significant fires. the mud and debris flows. the good news is we have several days to get prepared. you think is better than nothing. right? so >> if they have plywood dam up those areas with reinforcing with sand bags, it's a great asset to so governor newsom is sending specialized teams and equipment to try to help protect communities and natural resources from the possible. >> debris flows already. they're placing sil

fortunately on those la county wildfires now, homeowners whose homes were not destroyed.ing a new threat. >> mudslides. and there's breaking news now regarding a ban on tiktok. president biden making a major decision just days before he leaves office leaving the fate of tiktok up in the air. >> and a reminder you can always stream kron news on your tv, for free with the kron on app. it's available for download on apple tv, roku, fire tv and samsung tv. you also stream kron for news on the go with kron 4 mobile app or watch us online at kron 4 dot com. keep it here. the news at 6 is next. >> some local students are having a really tough time as they mourn the death of 3 of their classmates and months after the fbi raided her home, the san francisco chronicle now reporting that former oakland mayor sheng thao is being charged with federal crimes. >> is at 6. >> thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 6. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the san francisco chronicle. >> reporting that a federal grand jury has indicted former oakland mayor sheng thao citing sour

there in la county. meanwhile, california's national guard is sending more than 2600 service members there to la they're helping in the firefighting effort, obviously, but they'll also help protect property against looters. >> we're here assisting cal fire with the wildfires down here in southern california will be flying the ch. 47 chinook with a water bucket truck to the belly of it primarily will be doing pulling water out of reservoirs, dropping water on the fire were near the fire to slow it down. really. our intent is to buy calfire more time further down the road to make cuts. >> well, the national guard is staging at an airport in ventura county and they'll be sending out members from there. >> the los angeles county medical examiner says that 24 people have now been identified as dying in the wildfires. and again, we are just bracing for the fact that that could get worse. this time number could go up in washington. politicians are arguing over who's to blame before the fires even out washington

firefighters continue to battle 3 major wildfires in la county as the death toll climbs to 24. plus a violent start to the new year in oakland, a triple shooting at a community center leaves 2 people dead. and san jose officials begin moving out rv dwellers today. we are live with the story. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm daria and i'm james. and today the weather story here in the bay area is going to be the >> return of the wind. yeah, it's also the story down celsius combines with our story about the wildfires. let's get the latest from john. yep. the wind is definitely the problem here. we are seeing it. >> relentless over the next 24 hours for the bay as well as for southern california. >> were gusts will exceed 60 even 70 miles per hour. this is your view at mount diablo right now. the hillsides are green and that is our saving grace. we've already seen our winter precipitation and the u.s. our fire danger is that is much a problem is a southern california, 30, 40 mile per hour gusts regularly today. we've already seen gusts topping 50 miles per hou

i think the residents. >> la county need to hear the state senate loud and clear. we have your back. and in the state assembly, its leader, speaker robert remus, sharing this. the most important question for us right now. and for me. >> is how can we help? that's why reeva says lawmakers in his chamber are in the process of authoring new legislation, ll assist fire victims, including one bill to expedite insurance claims for impacted homeowners. it comes amid california's home insurance crisis. >> in the last year and a half 7 of the 12 major home insurance companies in california, including allstate, state farm and farmers insurance have either limited their business within the state or in some cases stop selling new policies altogether for homeowners living in some of california's most fire prone areas. that resulted in some californians struggling to find any insurance coverage at all. a key requirement to carry a mortgage for a home. for their part. insurance companies have said they have no other choice but to pause or stop selling policies out of concerns. th

lots of fires popping up all around la county. in fact, 5 large blazes burning right now with hundreds of acres. thousands really burned. thousands of homes destroyed as well. and the smaller are red dots that you n see maybe towards the left side and towards the right side. those are some of the smaller fires, but it's the bigger fires that are really doing. the bulk of the damage will smaller fires that are obviously the result of embers that have been blowing up in the wind and dropping down on rooftops. looks like a volcano, doesn't it? >> my god. all right. so we go through some of them by name. the sunset fire, which started around 6 o'clock last night in the hollywood hills. so far that one is burned. 43 acres. 0 containment and that sunset fire is being named the likely cause of a house fire in studio city. and you can see that one that for story house just collapsed in the heat of that fire. and then there's the northern los angeles county fire called the lydia fire enamel of ali and ktla posted this picture. we can see t

with five wild fires burning, across all of la county, there are multiple burn victims.the worst is yet to come. >> i want to make sure that everybody understands we are absolutely not out of danger yet. >> heed the advice of first responders when they ask you to evacuate, evacuate. this is not a drill. this is in realtime. >> hurricane force wind gusts, some topping 100 miles per hour pushing the deadly flames with devastating force and frightening speed. thousandsof acres destroyed in 30 minutes. the number of mandatory evacuations keeps growing. >> they escaped on foot as the flames closed in on top of them along the famed palisades th parkway. >> the homeowners are saying they are unable to access any exit route. there is fire on both sides of the roads. >> fire crews then used bulldozers to push dozens of charred cars off the road and out of the way. these densely populated e neighborhoods often only have one way out. haven't seen substantial rainfall in months. some residents who evacuated last night are now going back ig in trying to save all they can including pe

we're kicking off our one voice press conference, la county and la city together. we have a short presentation today. we're aiming for conciseness and start off with the la county director of the office of emergency management kevin mcgo when. >> i'm the director of the office of emergency management for los angeles county. there is an extreme amount of frustration, anger, fear with regards to the wrong messages that have been being sent out through the emergency alert system throughout l.a. county. i can't express enough how sorry i am for this experience. first of all, i want to clarify. this is not human driven. there is no one sitting at a desk right now initiating emergency alerts. i want to restate that. right now as these alerts are being issued, they are not being activated or initiated by a person. this is my top priority. i am working all hands on deck with the federal emergency management agencies. we have every technical specialist working to resolve this issue and to find the root cause. i implore everyone to not disable the messages on your phone. thi

la's county sherriff says the suburbs look like they've been hit by an atomic bomb. 10,000 structuresave now been destroyed. we will bring you the latest from our teams on the ground — we'll hear from people caught up in the chaos — and also from a us meterologist. donald trump prepares to be sentenced over hush money payments to an adult film star — just ten days before he re—enters the white house. these are live pictures showing the us supreme court, where tiktok is making a last—ditch legal bid to prevent a ban in america. and the uk home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — and accounts who engage with them — as a possible security risk. welcome to bbc news. we're monitering three major live stories on the programme. major live stories we'll bring you the latest on the widfires in california. fire chiefs say they are still tackling five major blazes. the scale of the damage is collosal — we'll be on the ground in a moment. let me also take you live to new york. donald trump is about to be sentenced in the hush money case. he's appearing virtually. we know thejud

la has ever seen. here's a look at the 6 main fires that are burning all over. lee county containment has grown in almost all of them. the most recent fire started in granada hills. >> here's a closer look at what that looked like today. crews were able to stop forward progress pretty quickly. it started about 10, 30 this morning. >> burning about 19 acres, no containment, but again, they are not really fearing homes. evacuation orders in many areas around there have been lifted in crews are gaining containment now in a fire burning in calabassas that fire. >> is 35% contained and burning more than 1000 acres. thankfully, no structures were destroyed there. a temporary evacuation orders are still in place. and we are learning that the man who was detained by citizens near the wildfire yesterday is not accused of starting the fire, not officially. police say after looking at more evidence, they determined that there wasn't enough probable cause to arrest the person for arson. meanwhile, crews continue to battle los angeles county's biggest fires. but again. >> fortunately,

of course, who have come in to try and help la county with these fires. and of course, this isn't the only fire that's burning. want to give you a map here of all of those that are burning in los angeles county tonight. >> containment, though, slightly up for some of them situation, though, of course, far from over. and as the palisades fire, which we have been mentioning, it's the largest one that has been burning. the acreage has expanded. it's at 8% containment so far torched more than 21,000 acres and the coast. and then through well-known topanga state park, the second largest in the deadliest fire in the situation has been the eaton fire. that is that 3% containment with officials saying significant progress has been made to stop those flames from spreading their. this is an altadena. it's burned more than 14,000 acres so dayton fire responsible for at least 6 reported deaths between the palisades in the fires. more than 10,000 structures have been destroyed down there. yeah, crews do have a better handle on the kenneth fire tonight. it exploded in t

please visit la county dot gov. slash e emergency for updated information. and with that, i am going to now introduce the fire chief for los angeles county. that's looking fire chief tony maroney. thank you. sheriff luanne supervisor barger chair of the board. so i get a little bit by my comments to update for the eaton fire here in los angeles county that's affecting the unincorporated community of altadena. in addition to the cities of pasadena arcadia and sierra madre, we remain in unified command. however, we have added one unified command partner cal fire incident management team 3 has been assigned to the incident to assist with recovery operations. recovery operations consist of trying to coordinate all of our human remain detection teams that will be going house to house to make sure that we can account for anybody who's been killed. in the fire. also setting up community recovery centers. they're also going to be doing damage inspection, coordination for us. so the eden fire is now estimated to be 13,000, 690 acres. it's grown since our morning press

la county health officials say the best way to keep your cat safe is to avoid feeding them any type of raw food and also try to keep them indoors. netflix wants to raise its prices yet again, despite adding a record number of subscribers in the 4th quarter, the 6.99 monthly rate for just basic services. going to go up a buck. the premium tier will increase $2 to 24 99. holiday season. live sports like boxing and football help attract some new subscribers. nearly 19 million customers have recently signed up the second season of squid games and the action movie carry on other big draws and also stream netflix posted like a billion dollar profits in the 4th quarter. so they're raising their prices. >> still ahead at 3, we're going to continue our coverage of the wildfires that are burning in los angeles county right now, including the latest one. the hughes fire. we're getting some updates about how big it is impact for people that live there. also, the weather conditions scale will talk to us about that. also, some new concerns for communities that were ravaged by those fires as official

across la county, some 60 square miles of land — now scorched earth.hters have gained ground against the two largest blazes, the palisades and eaton fires. but the devastation left behind is staggering. this is malibu. normally, you wouldn't be able to see the pacific ocean from here. but all of those multi—million dollar mansions are gone. it is destruction as far as the eye can see, and the road to recovery will be long. and with forecasters warning that the fierce santa ana winds could return, the battle is far from over. residents in the fire's path face a cruel waiting game, fearing that the nightmare will strike again. i am terrified because if it does change, i actually don't know where i would go, to be honest. like, i don't have family here. i have friends, but they're all affected. so i don't have a set plan in mind, and it's terrifying. amid the terror, a political storm brews. president—elect donald trump has criticised what he calls "incompetent california politicians" for the crisis. injust over a week, it will be one he inherits. is the

thank you for the introduction. >> i'm kevin young and a director with la county's office of emergency management. as my partners appeared said before we're facing a historic natural disaster. and i think that can be stated instrong enough. this is not a normal red-flag. we've been in partnership with the national weather service for days prior to the arrival of this severe wind storm. there's been amazing communication by the national weather service and they should be acknowledged for all acacknknowowleledgdgeded f for of the communication that was put out days orin advance. what's critical about that? is it partnered all our public safety emergency organizations throughout nethe county to begi preparations ugfor this? and a lot of the successes we saw over the last 18 to 20 hours is a direct result painstaking preparations that had gone into place for the last 48 to 72 hours. we still have a long road ahead of us. our county with wildland fires. we just finished working on the franklin fire. we've had the bridge fire. the post fire. this has been a very destructive fire season. this

now at 11, the death toll climbs to 10 from the destructive wildfires continuing to rage across la county. thousands of homes and businesses have been burned it to rubble. thank you for joining us here on kron for news at 11. i'm noelle bellow and i'm dan thorn. investigators did not say which fires of the 4 newly formed. >> deaths were related to, but we know at least 2 deaths from the pacific palisades fired. at least 5 are the result of the even fire and altadena the 2 largest of the 5 fires which are burning in la county tonight. that's right. we are also continuing to follow this fire fight as it goes on tonight. lapd is confirming it is investigating one of the fires, the most recent fire that broke out this afternoon. >> as arson, the palisades fire, however, has burned nearly 20,000 acres since it sparked tuesday morning. cal fire says it's just 6% contained. 2 deaths there. dozens of blocks have been decimated. at least 5 churches, a synagogue, 7 schools have been lost in the pacific palisades fire. the eaton fire burning in altadena has ripped through nearly 14,000 acres. at lea

la county had another night of unimaginable terror and heartache, and even more angelenos evacuated duehe northeast expansion of the palisades fire. 0n the other side of the city, in the neighbourhood of altadena, amid the shock and grief, there is mounting anger too. the water issue is... something happened there. there was no water. you turned on the hydrants and there were drips and drops coming out. it is not only the residents. the city's fire chief is also demanding answers from politicians. was the budget cut? yes, and it impacted our ability to provide services. the fires have affected the wealthy, burning the la homes of actors like anthony hopkins, and the ordinary alike. and the priority is not the politics, but the crisis itself. at one evacuation centre, harry and meghan met with survivors and emergency workers. many thousands have been made homeless. for now, lower wind speeds are helping contain the spread. but they are expected to pick up again later. there has been some criticism of the shortages of staff and resources in dealing with the wildfires. los angeles mayor ka

multiple fires including a few new ones are burning across la county. these are pictures of another fire that popped up a little while ago in the hollywood hills. the sunset fire. just above a very densely populated area. there were mandatory evacuations in this area. another fire broke out in the hills of studio city. this is about five miles or so from the fire we showed you in the hollywood hills. flames engulfed multiple homes. one of them collapsed on live television. just unbelievable. the palisades fire is still burning. it has burned almost 16,000 acres and hundreds of homes. they are tallying up the damage and the number will surely climb. the eaton fire has taken entire blocks in both altadena and pasadena where not just homes burned but businesses like a bank, a martial art studio. a supermarket. gas station. schools, much more. it burned almost 11,000 acres and is still zero percent contained tonight. multiple times we saw people standing there in awe watching their homes burn including a 91-year-old man who lived in his home six decades. >>

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