matt beals: no. josh mankiewicz: and suddenly they had more questions after they ran connie's address... and discovered that in her neighborhood--two weeks earlier--police had found another bomb... craig melvin: two bombs with one explosive connection. investigators discover this attack was personal. craig melvin (voiceover): coming up had connie or her family been targeted before? john wood: we're like, wow, this is for real. craig melvin (voiceover): when dateline continues. josh mankiewicz: when connie hoagland's truck ok, noah's going to make a fire. our job is to let him do it...by himself. what kind of wood you got there? gregggg! it is important to challenge young homeowners turning into their parents. -mm... -oh! -not a great start. -you got to turn it. you got to turn it. doesn't look structurally sound here. tom! they can't help themselves. -a fire starter?! -you know cavemen, they built fires with nothing but their wits and their bare hands. progressive can't protect you from becoming your

juliet is matt barnes. is jake and rob is the trainee. juliet is matt barnes. _ juliet is matt barnes. studio: we are going to come - juliet is matt barnes. studio: we are going to come away i juliet is matt barnes. studio: i we are going to come away from that briefing. we are juggling those three major stories. breaking news coming from new york. donald trump appearing virtually there but the judge has just sentenced donald trump. thejudge has decided to sentence him to an unconditional discharge over the conviction in the hush money case and he said he is imposing no jail orfinery but imposing no jail or finery but the imposing no jail orfinery but the sentence places judgment of guilt on the president elect�*s record. —— fine. thejudge guilt on the president elect�*s record. —— fine. the judge was keen to pursue this despite the last—minute efforts of donald trump to block the sentencing, and that did not work, and the supreme courtjudges decided supreme court judges decided against supreme courtjudges decided against throwing out the last—minute bid from d

i hate seeing matt leave. he's one of the best as i've said we've ever had but we have a new successor in matt who was his deputy who i know will fill his large shoes. so thank you very much. okay. matt, from the bottom of my heart thank you, thank you, thank you. not just from the but for everything you've done for america and americans. your legacy the matter what else you do in life will -- there are literally going to be huge numbers of people, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, your alive, who are healthy because of you. what an amazing legacy. god bless you, matt. good luck. good luck to your nice wife come to your great little kids. i know you will do other great things but forever forever forever you be part of the schumer family and one of the best members of it. i yield the floor. >> to talk about the resignation of the canadian prime minister christopher joining us with a wilson center. he served as the director of the canada institute. good morning to you. >> guest: morning, pedro. >> host:

matt harvill: she's not alone.: well, he was telling the truth about having an affair. we confirmed it right there. josh mankiewicz: detectives would also confirm something else about mike dally. he had a rock solid alibi. josh mankiewicz: when "dateline" continues. [music playing] the freestyle libre 3 plus sensor tracks your glucose in real time, and over time it can help lower your a1c. ♪♪ this is progress. learn more and try for free at freestylelibre.us ♪♪ gold bond believes touch says everything. it says... i see you. i feel you. and...i know you. gold bond. get in touch with irresistibly touchable skin. >> this is wild alaskan company. wild caught, high quality seafood. we know that alaska holds the global gold standard for sustainable seafood. it's the healthy choice for you. and the best choice for the planet. and because our cold chain process locks in that mouthwatering wild caught flavor, you'll be eating more seafood and loving it. just ask the growing community of loyal members who can taste the diffe

matt: i would.that certain grits do not work in certain temperatures come and if it extends a certain amounts in certain intensities, it will wash that grit off. various things are at play. christian: you do a great job. that is the contact, behind the gritting. i want to ask you about, generally, how we reacted, because i was making light of it, but a lot of people this week have talked about how the country has responded to this weather come and we had a fireman on from greater manchester who said if we have more information, we could have done more to help people. how do you respond to that in the weather business? is it getting more difficult to predict these big storms? matt: no, this was forecast pretty well in advance. always when it comes to the actual moment, because of where we are, if we are surrounded by water, this time of year, the waters are warmer than the air temperature. unlike europe, you get massive cold air. the cold air in the central part of the u.k. come warmer waters around,

. - matt and christine capulouto wanted to save other parents from the same fate, instead, they got alass in california's super majority politics. - as you can imagine, i'm frustrated to be here again. - [julie] alexandra's law was introduced five times in four years and faced seven different hearings, but it never got passed the public safety committees. - i think people don't understand how this process works and it first has to get out of committee, which just consists of a handful of people who, in my opinion, ultimately abuse their power. - i will continue to not be supporting this bill tonight. - [julie] opponents like bay area senators, scott wiener and nancy skinner, worry that people who don't realize are selling fentanyl could also get the admonishment, like young people at parties with friends. - as parents i would welcome that warning. - [julie] but after that warning, if those kids were to sell or even distribute fentanyl again as an adult and someone died, they could face murder charges. - makes sense to me, they were clearly aware of the dangers. - what do you say to th

so matt shot out of bed and raced down the stairs, only to discover there was no fire.wearing mismatched clothes and all disheveled, matt decided to go out for a cup of coffee. and as he was about to enter the shop, he remembered he hadn't done his morning prayer. so, as the security camera shows, matt stepped to the corner of the patio. >> and i start to slowly open my eyes, and there's a kid coming at me, about my height. and he goes... and reveals a dollar bill. and i go, what? >> if you're homeless, here's a dollar. >> reporter: this is 9-year-old kelvin ellis jr. >> i always wanted to help a homeless person, and i finally had the opportunity. >> reporter: kelvin says he had just gotten the dollar for good grades. it was the only money he had to his name. matt was so touched, he invited kelvin in for a snack, connected with the boy's father, who was next door, and promised to stay in touch. >> what's up, dude? >> reporter: it's now been seven months since we first told that story, and matt and kelvin are still friends. they have been to the movies... >> you got it.

so matt shot out of bed and raced down the stair, only to discover there was no fire. awake now. so even though he was wearing mismatched clothes and all disheveled, matt decided to go out for a cup of coffee. and as he was about to enter the shop, he remembered he hadn't done his morning prayer. so as the security camera show, matt stepped to the corner of the patio. >> and i start to slowly open my eyes, and there is a kid coming at me about my height. and he goes -- and reveals a dollar bill. and i go what? >> if you're homeless, here is a dollar. >> reporter: this is 9-year-old kelvin ellis jr. >> i always want to help the homeless person. and i finally had the opportunity. >> reporter: kelvin said he had just gotten the dollar for good grades. it was the only money he had to his name. matt was so touched, he invited kelvin in for a snack, connected with the boy's father who was next door, and promised to stay in touch. >> what's up, dude? >> reporter: it's now been seven months since we first told that story, and matt and kelvin are still friends. they've been to

matt. right.he air. >> if you're trying to come to me, i can't hear you. i'm sorry. there's no cell signal here. >> no problem. this is this is exactly what happens in situations like this. we'll try and get back in touch with matt. he has lost cell service. but i can tell you, i'm just getting word now that the white house is now responding. sending in federal assets for u.s. forest service. large air tankers will now be operating in southern california, with an additional tanker that is now in route. also, ten federal firefighting helicopters performing firefighting operations have been sent into the area. we're going to continue to follow, of course, all the other states now that are reaching out to southern california, saying that they will be sending in help to fight these blazes. four wildfires, nothing contained. two people dead. our coverage continues on abc news live and abcnews.com. and a programing note. david muir will anchor a special edition of world news tonight from los angeles ton

matt finn, back to you as the news warrants. matt, stay safe, if you will. thank you.about these santa ana winds, it's important to know. you look at the pictures, you look at the flames. some of them, many of them courtesy of our affiliate fox 11 kgtv here in los angeles. but it's important to point out, when you have santa ana winds, that the winds are actually coming off of the desert and they are blowing toward the ocean. which is why when you see matt finn down there on the ocean, that is where the fire is going. the winds are pushing this to the east toward the ocean. normally in los angeles, the wind comes off of the ocean. so when the santa ana winds kick up, as a rule, the winds coming off the desert are hotter and they are drier. and that's what's happening tonight is they expect hurricane force winds to be pushing off of the desert. and they the humidity temperatures are in the 10 to 13 to 15% range in areas like los angeles and the pacific palisades. and that means the conditions are extraordinarily dry and dry conditions and hot winds and these kinds of hi

they bounced matt gaetz, and in donald trump's view, if you got rid of my matt gaetz pick, you need to pick everybody else, though, as you said, one of the issues seems to be that there is reporting that it is republicans who have been less than thrilled with their interactions with tulsi gabbard. >> we'll see if that metastasizes over the next several days. one last question. since we started with florida, let's end with florida house ron desantis doing down there. what does he see as his long term political future? and i ask that because we have reporting that he was golfing with president trump. >> yeah, they're buddies again. in fact, ron desantis had just called a special session of the legislature to address immigration related issues, sort of ahead of donald trump becoming president and issuing executive orders. so they're working hand in glove. they've put aside their differences. and remember, for a period of time, a brief period of what, a month ago or a little more? donald trump wasn't sure that pete hegseth was going to clear the nomination for defense secretary, and he had

matt finn is an mandeville canyon near brentwood, what are you seeing? i am just below where max was. i'm in the mandeville canyon on mandeville canyon road we are in upper mandeville canyon around 8:30 200 area pit you see live flames behind us right now from the palisades fire slowly creeping down this ridge, threatening all the homes around me. we have seen at least one home burn in the mandeville canyon road in unfortunately may be more per this is a big fear for the people in this area the palisades of fire it would make it down to this canyon. it's densely populated per you're talking thousands of home lot after lot on each side of the road. getting into the canyon is bad enough their fears that if it makes its his way down through e canyon you are exposing large portions including brentwood to this fire for the good news here we are see wsrc consistent ande air drops. but the water and fire retardant. in fact there's homes and portions of that mandeville canyon road completely covered in the pink retardant too. that is great news. there's a lot of

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matt taylor, thank you very much. _ weekend. matt taylor, thank you very much. i _ weekend.uch, i have learned so - very much, i have learned so much about the weather. just want to show you some pictures here, of the late president jimmy carter lying in state, with the guard of honour around the coffin draped in the stars extracts —— the stars and stripes. the funeral will take place later in the week. joe biden has been paying his respects today. all of the former presidents will file past the coffin as well as those you can see in the background, the mourners in the background, the mourners in the background, so a period of reflection in georgia, which will move to washington in the coming days. hello again. the number of flood warnings should be falling in the next few days as things turn a bit drier. still a wintry picture, particularly over the hills across northern england. certainly a woollyjumper came in handy today with those strong winds as well. those winds wrapped around that area of low pressure that's bringing these clusters of cloud to bring in some wintry sh

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let's go to matt finn live from pacific palisades. matt, what can you tell us now?unset boulevard that goes right through downtown pacific palisades, and there are fires all around us right now. you can see this large retail plaza burning in front of our eyes. we saw a fire sparked in here a couple hour ago. fire crews showed up and tried to put it out and they have since moved on so we are watching this slowly burned to the ground. scenarios like this are happening all around the palisades right now. you look off to the distance in your right, you can see the thick, black, suffocating smoke still engulfing this town, and we have seen residents' homes burning today. you are talking 24 hours plus after this fire originally started, and there are still fires all over. to my right here, as you look at this rubble, this area of town is the more residential area. we did a quick tour earlier today, and it wasn't just house after house, it was row after row, neighborhood after neighborhood, hundreds and hundreds of homes destroyed. the palisades has very high end mega-mans

but nominating matt gaetz to be attorney general would be a significant mistake. but because he will not have the votes to be confirmed, it's clear a lot of us hope the president elect reconsiders it was not on the record. yeah, well the there was that other than quoting susan how shocked she is and quoting lisa murkowski that she has idea how this happened. you know, we'll see. yeah, no. well, i think lisa murkowski. yeah, they do have a few to spare. lisa murkowski and susan collins and possibly some others. yeah, no, i mean, you would hope you can find for that would at least oppose him. i would assume every democrat would. so, yes. but there be. but there should be a lot more than four who would oppose him and then, like i mentioned, you still have tulsi gabbard and pete hegseth. so just because he is such an agreed just because matt gaetz is so egregious you shouldn't ignore the others and say, okay, you get doubts that scalp or that one that somehow that's a cover for rest of them. and then this whole idea recess appointments which already i believe, you kno

matt rivers joining us from brentwood.t, how long have some of these firefighters been out there and what are they most worried about in the coming days? >> reporter: there's not a lot of rest to be had here. i spoke to one firefighter today who told me he had been out here for two days and counting, but they'll also tell you to a man and woman out there, this is what they do. this is what they train for. there's nowhere else they'd rather be. still, their jobs are going to get harder as the winds are expected to continue. >> thank you. as those fires rip through southern california, new concerns tonight about the city's response and readiness. the monster flames quickly wiping out communities and historic landmarks, fire hydrants running dry, and a massive reservoir taken offline for repairs weeks earlier. the governor calling for an investigation. >> reporter: tonight, as firefighters brace to get the upper hand, new questions about the city's readiness for potential wildfires in los angeles. marcella of altadena couldn'

matt? and at smoky wind and it's an area serving as a command post for los angeles fire as well as l.a.p.d. and we see caravans coming all night with sirens. and then i spoke with l.a. fire and they tilt tell me the newest numbers in the evacuation zone those are the latest instructions from l.a. fire. the captain i spoke to a short while ago say that the wind is making this extremely extremely difficult to battle the called them erratic and we've witnessed in the last couple hours here on the palisades. they blow in all different directions keeping ri on the santa monica area and we see that mandatory evacuation and in santa monica. and it feels like worst-case scenario battling fire because the wind is intense and bouncing off of us and we sat going back to the ground earlier tonight and with the devastation behind us and we saw homes burned to the ground and write on this clip side and we have seen the devastation here and we see the fire near the palm trees and jumping the pch as well a

matt is there live with the latest on it. matt?e were earlier tonight there's some good news here in the hollywood hills. from our vantage point we are looking north down into runyon canyon. the fire is largely under control l.a. fire tell me on the scene and you on air that they have a handle on the fire looks like a lava flow right now lots of embers unfortunately the wind is pretty strong out here right now as you and i know it's been a huge factor in the use fires over the past two days. of the embers have been blown around here which is not too reassuring so if you are in the area of the mandatory evacuations do abide by them because anything can happen and once again this fire happening in a densely populated area at the foot of these hills is the hollywood entertainment district the west hollywood area. the auditorium where the oscars are isn't far from here it's a populated area of los angeles. anything can happen if one of these embers were to blow into one of the more popular areas but l.a. fire say they have a handle on

but in the spirit of matt, let me jump in with you. what should do you think the new year's resolutions for democrats now being relegated to the minorities in congress? what should their new year's resolution be? work together with republicans or work to be the line of defense against donald trump? >> i think they have to do both, actually. i mean, look, every new president gets a honeymoon. this president will, to the american people, always feel fairly satisfied with their choice for a while. i mean, joe biden was in the high 50s, i think for the first six months or so. and so there will be a moment where trump has the wind at his back and, you know, he's the fresh new face, amazingly enough. and he'll have the opportunity to do some things. and there are some things that he could do that i think democrats like me and others would find constructive. there's plenty of problems with our government, and if he can identify the right ones and fix them, then more power to him. but i also think democrats need to be prepared to fight back wh

money but i bought matt lively a nice certificate for the holidays what do we know for sure? playing every team in the nfc south and the afc south. plus, the bears and the giants. brock purdy said it. he wants his contract done sooner than later. >> he wants no drama. >> not at all. >> okay. thank you. >>> coming up, head's up for drivers in the north bay. it take a look at this. starting tonight, caltrans will begin overnight closures of eastbound highway 37. the closures are scheduled 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. monday night through saturday mornings all month long. caltrans will be doing drilling preparations and operations that are part of efforts to protect the highway from flooding. all right, that is a good thing >> not going to be a problem in the short term. not seeing rain in a couple weeks >> chilly as you have been saying. >> yes. winds picking up through tonight. that will keep it from being too cold, it is january. always a little bit of chill in the air. the fog that is out there right now it is not going to be as much of a factor tomorrow as it was today. the fog o

daisy, matt. we told him at the working class. uh because uh, the issue, the single issue that this region where i'm speaking to you from is the guy's a genocide. and obviously that influenced the votes in michigan. but what do you think is the significance of the $100000000.00 from miriam adults into the trump campaign? i mean, is that the $2000000.00 mostly women and children. question when it comes to gaza? what, what is the impact of that donation? to me, i don't know. i mean, i'm not sure that, as you mentioned at the top, this was a kind of paradigm shattering election in many, many ways. money didn't matter as much as it has in other elections in our past. trump was massively out raised by the harris campaign and it didn't appear um that uh, you know, that it was any one donation, whether it was from april center mosque turn the tide. i think it was much more the pastor of traditional media and the response of institutional america that people are voting against. um, so i'm not sure there.

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pasadena hello matt. >> reporter: high martha.les inland from the devastation in the palisades. take a look and see the idea of across the county. us similar seen here bro after road block after block gutted. homes, businesses, churches, cars all wiped out. and if we pan to the right you can see some ongoing fires, you know, the smoke is coming down from those mountains spewing ash and debris here into town. i spoke with the person who grew up here and went to school here they say they had never seen a fire like this in the altadena or pasadena area so just more historic devastation in los angeles. a thick blanket of smoke in the sky and it feels like a volcano went off here with ash in the sky and difficult debris martha. >> martha: matt finn thank you very much. so along with all the devastation we are seeing, hundreds of animals are also being rescued because of these fires per horses rescued in this video and the shelters say they are expecting more. let's bring president and ceo of pasadena humane society in. dia thank you ve

want to go to matt rivers in altadena. good morning, matt. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george.rches, as people remain missing. not only in homes but in businesses like this one. this was a grocery store. it's the find of place firefighters will have to go through, this as we're expecting winds to pick back up. as the death toll rises the search for the missing amidst the devastation intensifies. >> our los angeles county fire department using cadaver dogs doing grid searches. i don't expect good news from those. >> reporter: the death toll now at least 24. among casualties, altadena residents victor shaw, anthony mitchell and his son justin mitchell and 84-year-old charles mortimer. officials urging some residents to resist going back home. >> lot of these areas still look like they were hit by a bomb. there are live electrical wires, gas lines and other hazards. >> reporter: many just looking for answers, like ron mccord, who fled the eaton fire without knowing if his house was okay. >> we talked to the police. they said nobody's going through. we saw you guys and we thought,

correspondent matt finn is in altadena tonight. good evening, matt. >> matt: hi, bret.show you how minute-by-minute things are happening here. a short whiling a we were doing an interview not far from where i'm standing. authorities came and asked us to step back because they believe some type of artillery. his neighborhood already felt like a war zone and now artillery was discovered. >> we just don't know. right? >> just talking to me a second ago. and they moved us because they found live artillery rounds in amongst the fire they have to take care of. again, it is like living in a war zone. you see all of this around us. mat mat all day long altadena swarming with sheriff's deputies, police and search and rescue teams. we're seeing properties blocked off with police tape which can indicate human remains have been found. at least 18 people are still missing here in altadena alone. teams marking lots with pools and basements as well so people don't fall through debris. 3600 properties searched here so far. now, sheriff deputies tell us they are patrolling for looters.

let's bring in matt bodner. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. blinken's visit to south korea comes after weeks of political turmoil in this key american ally. south korean president yoon has been impeached following his surprised declaration of martial law last month. and there's currently a warrant out for his arrest. south korean law enforcement once again attempted to detain president yoon over the weekend. but their efforts were foiled by the presidential security service who formed a human chain to prevent investigators from getting access to yoon. the warrant for his arrest expires in just a few hours at midnight tonight in south korea. but investigators say they will extend the warrant and continue their efforts to arrest him. meanwhile, demonstrators continue to come in support of his arrest. washington has expressed serious concern over political events in south korea over the past month, and blinken in seoul said the response so far has been one that is, quote, peaceful and fully consistent and in accordance with the constitution and r

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thank you. >> thank you, matt. chief told major, united states capitol police.nation struggles to maintain a sense of safety in light of the recent mass killings and acts of terrorism, the eyes of the world will be on the united states capital to see what happens here on january 6th. we are living in a time of a heightened threat environment toward government and elected officials. our nations capital is prepared to ensure that the legislative process will proceed without disruption and our government will have a peaceful transfer of power. the united states capitol police are better staffed, better trained, better equipped than ever before to protect our capital and protect our congress. four years ago, the office of the inspector general issued over a dozen after action reports containing 103 recommendations. we have completed every single one of those recommendations. today, our planning, our preparation, our intelligence, our training, our equipment are all exactly where they need to be. as indicated by all of the people here, this has been, and continues to

abc's matt gutman is in the path of the fire in the pacific palisades. matt, what's it like there?ou see? it looks awful, byron. >> the wind is still whipping through the canyons. here. you can see the fire right on the ridges. those are homes engulfed in flames. but i want you to see where we are right now. this is sunset boulevard, right in the heart of pacific palisades. and all of these cars, including us at one point, were stuck in this gridlock. and in order for firefighters to actually get to the fires, they had to carve a path. and so a bulldozer literally shoved all of these cars to the side. you can see the bumper is ripped off, the scratches along the vehicles here. there's glass in the roadway. and then the motorists themselves had to get out of these smashed cars and flee for safety on foot. tonight, the palisades fire burning homes and forcing thousands to flee for their lives and one of the wealthiest enclaves in the country. heidi montag and husband spencer pratt have lost their home to the fire. according to tmz, actor james woods posted this video of flames near h

and matt gorman, republican strategist and former senior adviser to tim scott's presidential campaign. welcome to all of you. thank you so much for being here. annie linskey, let me actually start with you, because the wall street journal, the paper that you write for this is the opinion page. you do not write for the opinion page. but it was interesting. they're pretty skeptical about pete hegseth. they say that they called it the senate, the world's most non deliberative body, and they say that his real views are now a mystery. and they say, let's hope he rises to the occasion. i was struck yesterday by the fact that he struggled to answer some relatively basic questions about some of the big issues that he'll have to deal with, grapple with as secretary of defense. you know, he could answer what caliber bullet goes into a sidearm that a soldier carries, and he emphasized that part of his biography. but this is not someone who, in an earlier era, might have won confirmation to this post. and yet, here we are. >> yeah, yeah, i think look, when you think about that, hearing the audien

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correspondent matt finn. >> hey, bret. this is horrific fire that has exploded to 1200 acres and growing. i will step off camera right now and show you a live look at this thick black smoke coming from the pacific palisades. really ca scary see to reached e highway getting to the pacific ocean. this is shaping up to have a disastrous impact primarily in the palisades area but also threatening other neighborhoods. fire burning through populated areas including homes and neighborhoods that you could see from places like the santa monica peer. 30,000 people under evacuation orders right now. people have abandoned at least 30 cars on sun set boulevard to escape this fire. eyewitnesses say there may be many more cars. intense wind has been spreading embers and flames since this fire began this morning. there is a red flag warning in effect today. people in southern california were notified that today's weather was going to be near perfect conditions for fires. we are experiencing one of the strongest wind events i

i listen every week. >> gio: wait until you hear what matt bowen asked matt, as we kick off the firstkicking off a start strong series with an ultraprocessed food challenge. learning how to identify them and improve your diet. >> rebecca: looking forward to that. also this morning we have breaking news from the surgeon general on alcohol and cancer. this comes as many people are in the midst of dry january. plus jennifer aniston is talking about the wellness rule she lives by. that's coming up in pop news. >> george: first top stories. we start with the latest on the new orleans terror attack. fbi now says the 42-year-old army veteran planned an carried out the attack on his own. want to go back to whit johnson in new orleans. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. we're here on bourbon street, which as you can see, has reopened to the public, just 36 hours after the attack. despite some of the traffic coming through here now, they have located the new metal barricades on the street and the sidewalk. all of this as we're learning more about the suspect who autho

matt, we really appreciate it. as we were on the ground late today, we learned there are five fires burning. the eton fire racing in the densely packed neighborhoods, destroying homes, businesses, a school gone, a nursing home gone. the death toll rising across the region, at least five killed. and there are reports tonight of multiple significant injuries. here's abc's kayna whitworth in california, as well. >> reporter: tonight, that deadly eton fire raging out of control. east of the palisades fire, the blaze racing down the mountains into densely-packed communities. killing at least five. and many more injured, including a firefighter. the inferno taking out everything in its path. homes, businesses, schools. this is an elementally school, the building is starting now to completely fall apart. it's being pushed by these heavy winds, and as it moves, it is turning, as you can see, day into night. pitch black down that way. with barely any time to escape, and the fire closing in, that assisted living facility eva

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we'll check in with matt who is on the ground the pacific palisades what did you learn? >> the city of santa monica issued a mandatory evacuation for areas north for a lawful order for everyone to leave now we've been out here several hours keeping an ion that area and there were many points were the wind was blowing that way towards santa monica and debris from the fires behind me. without being dramatic this is a very dangerous situation it goes without saying. the wind is blowing so intensely in carrying the larger embers. the fire could probably move in any direction so if you're in any of those evacuation areas you might want to heed this morning as we saw earlier tonight embers jumped the pch landing opposite of the pacific coast highway so the threat is very real wind continues to blood covered hurricanes in florida louisiana and texas strength of the wind feels like a hurricane coming in with the initial guest a strong wind. fire crews doing their best they're letting it burn for the areas not populated we seen homes catch fire and burned to the ground and we sen

matt, this is horrific. >> laura, this is a disastrous fire.eally shaping up to be potentially catastrophic. let me show you a couple things happening right now behind us. we could see some flames right over this hill threatening this mobile home park here along the pacific coast highway. just a short while ago we saw some red hot flames. right now being masked with thick black smoke. what is so concerning all the fires making its way across the soil and now inching closer to the pacific coast highway and the ocean right behind me now you can see some embers caught these palm trees and that structure on fire. and this has been happening all day. we have very, very strong winds that are carrying these embers and these flames all across the palisades area. threatening malibu, santa monica and beyond. 30,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders right now. drivers abandoned at least 30 cars on sun set boulevard to escape the flames. but eyewitnesses say there may be even more cars abandoned. now, there is a red flag warning in effect right now.

all right, matt, you and the crew stay safe. matt, thank you.et right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking these fires overnight. the conditions worsening. also the other major concern at this hour the deep freeze, this new storm moving into the east. but ginger, of course, let's start with these fires, a dangerous night ahead? >> reporter: oh, david, terrifying night ahead, with wind gusts that just came in at magic mountain in the san gabriel mountains of 86 miles per hour. that's what's ahead for tonight through tomorrow. it is only going to get worse. because of the squeeze of those upper level winds coming over the mountains, and then they can kind of collapse and even create eddies. at this point, with how dry they are, with the relative humidities 5% to 15%, that particularly dangerous situation, red flag warning event up. trees and power lines coming down. we're worried that any fire that starts or that has already started is going to be almost unfightable by tomorrow morning. look at those wind gusts, 62, santa clarita. that is 9

>> david: all right, matt gutman with us tonight. matt, thank you. >>> tonight in altadena, the story of a man who was found dead still holding the hose, trying to save his home. what his family is now saying. and they have just revealed there are up to 5,000 structures, homes lost there too. abc's mola lenghi there tonight. >> reporter: new video tonight of the dramatic escape from the eaton fire in altadena, california. >> altadena, gone. >> reporter: this driver surrounded by flames. drone video revealing the scope of the devastation. authorities bringing in cadaver dogs, saying they don't know the exact death toll. >> at one point, we'll be able to do a more thorough search of these impacted areas. some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them. >> reporter: the family of 66-year-old victor shaw says he died in a heroic attempt to defend his home. in altadena. >> i opened the front door and i just yelled in, victor, we got to get out, this is it, we have to get out, the fire's here. and i didn't hear him say anything. i heard

. >> matt had dinner with his family earlier on new year's eve, and his cousin said matt was not hity the truck that night, but died from a gunshot. >> matt's mother devastated. >> she wanted people to know that he was so lovable and kind and that he liked skateboarding, you know, and he loved his niece and nephews and, um, yeah. >> and that they're heartbroken. >> matt is just one of 14 who were killed in the new year's day morning horror on bourbon street. >> they mattered. the families matter, and matter to the city of new orleans. >> 37 year old reggie hunter was a father of two, an 11 year old and a one year old. he was from baton rouge, louisiana. >> richard was a beautiful person, inside and out, um, to know richard was to love reggie. >> reggie survived the initial attack, but passed away at the hospital from internal injuries. >> you can change the environment in the room. um, always smiling. just a pure person. good, pure hearted person. >> tiger bech was 27 years old. the former princeton football player from lafayette, louisiana. according to his sister, virginia, tiger w