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 and he's correct and you've got famous restaurants coming down these sills. were not going to name any names and yet famous buildings' and it's home to a number of high-end businesses and stores and you don't know. yet the palisades high school. and with gymnasiums and so on. you know the athletic fields are definitely on fire and we know that some structures at palisades high school and thank god they are back at school there and it's almost unfathomable to think about it's compounding the situation for them and in the foothills in the mountains with wind gust reaching higher levels there and we see it everywhere. it spreading t

joining us now is santa monica mayor lana negrete. >> mayor, good morning to you. give us the view from santa monica. what this means for your residents, for your constituents. also, if you could tell us about the communication you're having with governor newsom, with l.a. county officials, with fire officials as well. >> well, right now, we still have no active fires in santa monica. >> however, you know, in the days past, we did lift some mandatory evacuation areas to warnings. but however, our san vicente and northern, the northernmost part of the city, remains in a mandatory evacuation order. and that is because with the winds, which you can maybe hear behind me with my windows rattling, are picking up and they're expected to monday and tuesday. >> we just want to keep our residents as safe as possible. i have been hearing constantly from county supervisor lindsey horvath, assembly member zabir. they have been extremely instrumental in things like making sure we got the national guard when requested. as well as just getting us information constantly. and so i r

we're joined by the mayor of santa monica, lana . northern part of that city has an evacuation order. about how many people live in that evacuation zone, and has everybody gotten out safely? >> so we've evacuated roughly 30,000 people. the mandatory evacuation remains the same as it was throughout the night, which is north of san vicente boulevard. the voluntary evacuation zone remains, which is montana avenue to san vicente. we're advising people to prepare themselves if they have, you know -- they need extra time in those zones to prepare voluntary to evacuate. that has not changed. i'm here at the hoa. we're going to be getting some additional updates this morning. so far our evacuation has not changed and it has not touched the santa monica canyon, but as you know, we are providing regional support in terms of firefighters and we are receiving regional support in terms of law enforcement as well. >> what is your biggest concern right now, and what's your plan for today? >> i mean, my biggest concern is we do not have ways to pred

i live in santa monica not too far away from their and it's getting close to home. >> trace: and when i talk about the fires the past few years the firefighters have to up neighbourhoods because they conflated because thousands of homes were burning once they would primarily catch fire they would protect the rest of the homes because they couldn't they would go to the next neighbourhood and play defence there and he kept going for days there many similarities to military tactics the firefighters they are the ones out there on the front lines and at some point they have to say if i try to put this fire out in this location can get my resources there i won't be able to do i need to make that judgement call which is painful and some neighbourhoods to know that a house has to be sacrificed but in order to save 90% of the city here's where we set our line we have time to set up this line in fireworks setting up an area depriving the fire of its fuel so that point makes the fire slower and firefighters need that time to set up barriers and let's go back to the scene and check in with matt i

monica. >> dan it was a really optimistic day. mayor lurie had that tone while acknowledging the big challenges that he is going to face in city hall. he's vowing to restore the sense of safety as the city faces a crisis on the streets with homelessness and drug usage, and he's hoping to help bring life back to downtown. still recovering from the pandemic. celebrations in order. >> with pomp and circumstance fit for san francisco's new leader. >> that our flag was still there. >> state leaders and bay area icons joining the ceremony. >> leadership is about creating a vision for success. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> under sunny skies, mayor daniel lurie says it's a new day in san francisco, vowing to tackle homelessness, improve city services and restore the city's reputation. >> join me in reclaiming our place as the greatest city in the world. >> his promises come with a caveat lasting change doesn't happen overnight. >> it takes time. >> the nonprofit founder and levi strauss heir will immediately face tough decisio

of this hour 0% of the fire has been contained and evacuation zones have been extended into santa monica which has a population of 90,000. the city's mayor, democrat karen bass missing in action until recently while enjoying a overseas trip in ghana and coming up tonight we have full team coverage on the ground including jillian michaels will join a straight ahead. jillian lived in los angeles and now is in florida. she was helping a mother evacuate yesterday her children were also forced to flee their home. her old house which she sold in 2021 burned to the ground and that she also lost her previous home to a fire in 2018. in a minute you'll hear from adam as well was forced to evacuate his home a few hours ago but first here now on the ground in los angeles with the latest is matt finn. terrible situation there tell us of the latest the latest is another fire breaking out near the hollywood hills and runyon canyon. our understanding is planes are doing water drops on that fire. i'm standing on sunset boulevard in the pacific palisades. behind me there are structures which are burning a

a fire around the palisades — between santa monica and malibu — started last night, driven by fierce spread with incredible speed through tinder—dry conditions. within a matter of hours, the area on fire had doubled in size. the city's police chief says the fire conditions are unprecedented and unpredicatable and that there is no possibility of bringing them under control. more than a thousand firefighters have been deployed, including some from other states. 1000 buildings have been destroyed in one area alone — the pacific palisades neighbourhood. us presidentjoe biden has promised additional personnel the fire grew at an extraordinary speed, flames raging out of control as hurricane force winds battered the coast. and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. la county and all 29 fire departments in our county are not prepared for this type of widespread disaster. there are not enough firefighters in la county. along this coastal road we have been seeing the fires destruction

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smoke blocking out the skies over santa monica beach after a terrifying 2a hours.grew at an extraordinary speed, flames raging out of control as hurricane force winds battered the coast. and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. la county and all 29 fire departments in our county are not prepared for this type of widespread disaster. there are not enough firefighters in la county. along 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. 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 s

>> the latest in santa monica, we still have no active fires in santa monica. are providing regional support. our evacuation zones remain. mandatory evacuation zones remaining and a warning evacuation zones. an emergency order is providing our law enforcement pro officials officials the ability to put a curfew to protect those vacant properties right now. >> i wanted to ask you, mayor, about that curfew because we know at least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during these wildfires, already a devastating time. santa monica imposing that curfew. i understand from sunset to sunrise, at least for part of the city that's currently under evacuation orders. how big of a concern is looting in santa monica right now? >> we are feeling the concerns from the residents. i think they are feeling reassured because there are multiple agencies supporting us right now from culver city to hawthorne to the sheriff's department. it's not just our santa monica police department officers patrolling. we have allowed the private security that is already doing det

we are at the ymca in santa monica, one| the ymca in santa monica, one of the — the ymca in santa monicais currently _ of the closest to the fire is currently burning in the palisades and these are a couple _ palisades and these are a couple of items they need donated and if you could donate your time, — donated and if you could donate yourtime, if donated and if you could donate your time, if you are in the area, — your time, if you are in the area, you— your time, if you are in the area, you show up, sign in at the_ area, you show up, sign in at the blue _ area, you show up, sign in at the blue tent and go and help organise _ the blue tent and go and help organise all the items coming in. let's speak to la—based technology journalist taylor lorenz more on this. tell us how people have been using tiktok and how you have found it useful in these fires. i am out of town so i have been keeping up with the fires on tiktok as have a lot of people. it has such a localised feed so wherever you are, you are likely to get as much content as possible from people around you. the app has been an ab

arcadia and santa monica.s here as well as well as our park— chp is here as well as well as our park rangers. obviously the scope and scale — park rangers. obviously the scope and scale of today's fire here in the palisades has been terrifying. we are _ the palisades has been terrifying. we are so— the palisades has been terrifying. we are so incredibly grateful for the swift — we are so incredibly grateful for the swift response and to my constituents here in the pacific palisades, i want to reiterate. this is not _ palisades, i want to reiterate. this is not a _ palisades, i want to reiterate. this is not a drilt — palisades, i want to reiterate. this is not a drill. this is an actual public— is not a drill. this is an actual public safety emergency. areas west of mandeville canyon and north of sunset _ of mandeville canyon and north of sunset have been ordered for evacuation. please make sure that you are _ evacuation. please make sure that you are packed and ready to go and complying — you are packed and r

where santa monica is being evacuated at that point. and if santa monica is being evacuated, like we know that this is significantly different than the previous ones. but in 2019, the smoke, the excuse me, the 2018, the smoke in the air pretty much covered the entire city. and this time the air is actually going out towards the ocean. >> what's striking, too, is the contrast. you said something that our colleague on the ground, nick watt, had mentioned, is that it was really a picture perfect morning. he went out for a swim. you went out for a hike. so many people likely doing the same. and when you look at these pictures and where the day is, is ending, it's just absolutely incredible. do you have any sense of what tomorrow will hold in store for so many of the people, so many of your neighbors, so many of the people in your community? >> yeah. well, right now the biggest concern on our side is the wind. right? and with the fire still uncontained, like, where is the wind going to whip the fires to? so there's a good chance that even in

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we thought it was going to move north and west, it moved south to santa monica.talking about super tight neighborhoods. santa monica, between and up to there, if it gets there, it will sweep through neighborhoods and go house to house, this is an area, you can hear the person's t toilet flush next door they are so close unlike malibu. if fires gets into neighborhoods, no telling how many structures could be lost. i'm sure by now they have evacuation orders all the way down to montana and north, not to point doom or zuma, like i said today, i hate to use terminologies people are not familiar with, fire reached cross creek, that is middle of malibu, how fast it moved toward pch and mulholland. palisades is a dense area, bel air beach club, it gotz into town. my dentist is in the center of town. this is a major fire, they have not begun, it is zero percent contained and we're supposed to have high winds and through the day tomorrow and thursday excessive winds over 25 miles per hour. we have gusts 40 to 50, huge order ahead. >> todd: please stay safe. they do specia

where santa monica is being evacuated at that point. and if santa monica is being evacuated, like we know that this is significantly different than the previous ones. but in 2019, the smoke, the 2018, the smoke and soot pretty much covered the entire city. and this time the air is actually going out towards the ocean. >> what's striking, too, is the contrast. you said something that our colleague on the ground, nick watt, had mentioned is that it was really a picture perfect morning. he went out for a swim. you went out for a hike. so many people likely doing the same. and when you look at these pictures and where the day is, is ending, it's just absolutely incredible. do you have any sense of what tomorrow will hold in store for, for so many of the people, so many of your neighbors, so many of the people in your community. >> yeah. well, right now the biggest concern on our side is the wind. right. and with the fire still uncontained, like, where is the wind going to whip the fires to? so there's a good chance that even in the middle o

. >> at one point there were reports of looting in santa monica.w you are trying to prevent the possibility. >> we have amazing regional support from agencies. the first evening i was out there were 25 police agency cars from various agencies from culver city and others. we have a lot of support. there is the national guard isn't out there yet but ready to be deployed to santa monica if we need it. we thwart ed some nefarious activity. everyone has been extremely vigilant. the police department is doing an amazing job. we have a team out there. there were a couple of incidents that were able to be thwarted. right now we have a good handle on protecting our residents and the community from any looting. >> dana: thank you for joining us today in this fast-breaking story. we wish you the best and hope that it continues to be the case that there are no active fires in santa monica. take care and thank you. >> bill: you have a disaster upon another disaster. fire hydrants running dry in the middle of the night when they need it the most. firefighters fo

they can't go to santa monica, are they heading north?> they can go over the hill to a agora, woodland hills. but pch is closed from the tunnel coming off the 10 all the way to -- our first stop this morning was around pepperdine. they probably moved that north. i got to imagine so many more people will wake up this morning and find themselves under mand mandatory evacuation. when i got up this morning and was looking at coverage, it was all in pasadena and nothing in malibu, no crews here. i came south and expected to make it to the palisades, i did not get halfway there because of situations like this. >> brian: is that where you live, around there? >> i live in zuma. i come to west l.a. about 26 miles. pepperdine is probably 10 miles south of me. fire had reached almost cross creek. a situation like here, fire on the ocean side and fire on retail on the land side, if you will, not quite to the town center, definitely -- >> steve: what was that? >> well, probably -- i was going to say probably a propane tank. >> steve: my goodness. >> i

monica. safety. obviously, given what's going on in southern california, very much top of mind. >> absolutely. and leaders mentioned what was going on, noting that san francisco firefighters are currently helping with those efforts to contain the infernos in the los angeles area. and the new fire chief also emphasized that the minor earthquakes this morning in the bay area are another stark reminder of the seriousness of his new job. there's a new fire chief in town. another change in the lurie administration, as the new mayor aims to make good on his promise of making san francisco safer. >> this is a role that carries immense responsibility and requires a unique combination of vision, leadership, and a profound connection to the people of this great city. >> battalion chief dean crispin brings more than three decades of experience with the fire department. he responded to the nine over 11 attacks in new york, and has led the response to dozens of incidents in san francisco. >> he has been recognize

access to their homes didn't go as planned. >> we're at a santa monica checkpoint right now.hat's one of several here in southern california. you see behind me that it is being patrolled by the national guard. lapd isby here, too. the curfew was going on from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m, and many people got here before 4 a.m. in line in their cars, hoping to be escorted by police like many were the day before. but they found out some very difficult and disappointing news from the lapd chief this morning. take a listen to what he had to say. >> traumatic experience, certainly for everybody involved. we tried to be as compassionate as we could be by putting together a escorts that provided limited access for people to get into the area very deliberately and be able to retrieve medication or pets. in some cases, what we found was that was successful for those who we were able to accommodate, but the numbers became overwhelming. there was frustration, there were long waits to be able to do it, and we still tried to facilitate it, although we weren't able to do that for everyone today, we nee

what he will do in this role. >> monica, as we know, this is all part of lurie's attempt to shake up city hall, starting with these four different policy chiefs who will all be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of departments that all previously reported to just one policy chief. >> this is a terrific pick genius pick for daniel lurie, because nobody really knows him. but i do. and i know for a fact that he's a good guy with a lot of compassion. >> friends and colleagues of san francisco's newest health and wellbeing czar hailing the pick. >> i think it's superb. he's going to be in this role. >> kunal modi is the fourth and final policy chief. new positions mayor elect daniel lurie created to oversee the city's 56 agencies. the goal more coordination and accountability. lurie's team says modi will, quote, focus on improving behavioral health, tackling unsheltered homelessness and improving the support and services provided to residents. >> he's one of those very special people who is both hard headed and soft hearted, by which i mean he can make the tough management decisions t

we get closer to where the fire is burning west of santa monica and santa monica, reporting a wind gust to 39 la reporting 45 malibu hills reporting 50mph. that fire is kind of stationed between malibu and santa monica. meanwhile, for us here at home, not quite as strong, but we also have very gusty conditions out there today. mount saint helena this morning reported 52mph. we have areas near mount diablo this earlier today reported near 50mph. the relative humidity for us has dropped off dramatically since yesterday, but not critically low like it is over southern california. this, in addition to northern california, including the bay area, has received way more rain this season than southern california. southern california in most areas hasn't received any accumulation in months, so it is very dry and the winds are really creating some havoc out there. the pattern that is set up is pretty much for the entire state from the bay area. we've got that northeast flow. southern california also dealing with it. but the pressure gradient a little bit tighter there. and again that is what is r

as planned. >> we're at a santa monica checkpoint right now.hat's one of several here in southern california. you see behind me that it is being patrolled by the national guard. lapd isby here, too. the curfew was going on from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m, and many people got here before 4 a.m. in line in their cars, hoping to be escorted by police like many were the day before. but they found out some very difficult and disappointing news from the lapd chief this morning. take a listen to what he had to say. >> traumatic experience, certainly for everybody involved. we tried to be as compassionate as we could be by putting together a escorts that provided limited access for people to get into the area very deliberately and be able to retrieve medication or pets. in some cases, what we found was that was successful for those who we were able to accommodate, but the numbers became overwhelming. there was frustration, there were long waits to be able to do it, and we still tried to facilitate it, although we weren't able to do that for everyone today, we nee

the santa monica mountains is a community of hundreds of homes in the top of the santa monica mountains. in between where we are, pacific palisades malibu and santa monica is where this all started. those are the pictures that we saw yesterday of hundreds of cars getting abandoned on palisades drive. this comes out of the highlands and people literally running so quickly. these are hurricane force, life- threatening wins. the national weather surface issued an alert yesterday morning that covered most of seller - southern california of how deadly these wins will be. i do not say people do not take it seriously or anybody could comprehend. this place was a tinderbox ready to go. whatever happened in the palisades highlands it ignited into something so big and ferocious, something nobody could have anticipated. also we have not had a lot of rain, it has been very dry in southern california. the lack of water for the vegetation after two years of a lot of rain created a perfect storm for a literal firestorm. >> jacob, what makes you say, you said the winds have kicked up and i see things b

he was in santa monica this morning. he met with fire officials and governor gavin newsom to get an update on this fire fight. the president did approve the governor's request for the major disaster declaration and pledge full federal support. all los angeles county schools are going to be closed tomorrow because of the fires and >> superintendent says 2 elementary schools in the district have already been destroyed. high school also burned earlier today. and those buildings are among thousands of facilities that have been wiped out by these fires. kron four's. dan kerman has reactiotonight from families who are fearing the worst. >> wednesday evening, fires continue to burn along the pacific coast highway in santa monica and malibu up the hill. much of pacific palisades has been destroyed and what hasn't been continues to be threatened. this incident is very, very dynamic as we speak. the good news, the winds have subsided a bit enough to allow are fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft to provide critical. >> support. to

and will people order to evacuate the homes in los angeles as far as spread through the santa monica mountains, the corporation and mutual security. these continued to be the focus of a blitz of diplomatic visits to syria, as governments around the world web to form relations with its new administration. lebanon's catholic of prime minister has met syria's new leader in damascus, where they promise to strengthen the borders and territories. both countries have seen major developments and we simply from the full, the assad regime to the election of 11 east presidents, the cause that it costs the other. we discuss the situation on the boat is between both countries and ways of boosting the joint efforts to protect the security in both countries and to prevent anything that can hips the security and safety of both countries. this visit bodes well for the future. wait a minute so our shuttle without the menu. we shouldn't forget that we've only been in power for one month and some days. there are many issues that need a lot of time to deal with the priority. now in syria, it's considered

wind gusts in santa monica 21.nd even though we are not close to 100 miles per hour, that's still going to spread flames. i don't even know if you can still get planes up there at close to 60 mile-per-hour wind. here are the top winds, again close 100 miles per hour. that is hurricane force winds impossible for firefighters to fight fire in winds that are that high. wind alerts remain in effect. we will see wind gusts the highest topping around 60 to 80 miles per hour. again, that's still enough to spread fires very quickly to start fires very quickly. and that's going to be situation not only today but through the rest of the week so really not getting a break here. particularly dangerous situation for the fire weather alerts for southern california. and there is where we stand right now. >> they have not updated the acreage in a couple of hours. i expect they will do so soon. but we don't have any control over that, you know, right now since 5:00 a.m. since i have been on the air close to # thousand acres burned

monica madden, abc seven news. >> all right, monica, thank you. well, thousands turned out today to see daniel lurie be inaugurated. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fine spoke to people to find out what they're hoping and wishing for. >> mayor daniel lurie has never held public office. >> hope is alive and well in san francisco. >> for many people, the new mayor brings renewed hope. >> we feel that he is the right person to turn this city around. >> we asked people at today's inauguration what they're hoping to see personally, to be able to clean up the summer community, the downtown area, the unhoused population. >> we have to get to the root cause of homelessness. >> he is prioritizing the fentanyl emergency. that is the reason, as a recovering drug addict myself, that i sought a role on the board of supervisors two and a half years ago. >> jim martinez was excited to attend the inauguration in a shirt that clearly spells out the change he's hoping will come. >> i'm hoping that he will take. he will take care of the homeless. he'll take care

annita: let's speak to our correspondent emma vardy in santa monica for us.that you have been in the smoke for hours now. tell us more about what the situation is like where you are. >> santa monica is one of the most famous parts of los angeles. some people may remember it from the barbie movie. look completely different today. the air is still very smoky here even though we have moved away from the pacific palisades area where the fires are still burning more fiercely. it is pretty deserted here. some people are out in it but even down here by the coast it is difficult to breathe. it tastes of smoke and you can barely see vary far into the distance because the smoke has clouded the city, coastline, as well as further inland. we know the firefighters are trying to battle the fire. the forecast is the wind will hopefully drop off a bit this afternoon. you can still feel the breeze down here although it is not as intense as it was overnight. annita: i am going to interrupt you to say that we can hear the wind. it is buffeting you, obviously moving the trees be

the eaton fire fire over 14 thousand burns across the santa monica mountains. firefighters are fighting this from not only the ground but the air because they can get up into the air now because the winds have died down. though those winds did activate last night flaring some fires here and they've been added throughout the night and morning to try and get those down and some those fires down and create a containment line. this fire here in the ball saids is continue to get better right now. those santa monica winds are coming again next week, early on so there is a fight to get all of this done and get all of this before it all comes back. ten people have lost their lives unfortunately and many are injured as so many people are asking big questions as to how all this happened. meanwhile first responders from multiple states and parts of california have moved in to fight this battle right now. sandra and john? >> robert ray live there in santa monica. >> what was it like in the fires coming through. we have a pasadena resident and he had to evacuate twice in th

so if it gets into santa monica, that will be a whole other ball game, a whole other just apocalypticscene of awfulness. i mean, up here, this is an urban wildfire. this is a city block, you know, and it's just not there anymore. i mean, that church. wow. that church is going up. yeah. i mean, listen, it's covering it. i've covered many fires. covering it in your own community, obviously. is feels more surreal because you're used to having lunch in the little italian restaurant here. that is no more. you know, this is where you live. and it certainly has given me a lot more empathy and understanding. i had some, but it's given me a lot more for the people who've lost homes in many of the fires i've covered in the past. and, you know, i've also been driving around checking on friends houses because of course, they can't get in. and i just went to one friend's house, gone. their entire neighborhood is gone. their lives, they've lived here for years. no more. whole neighborhood flattened, erin. >> completely upended. nick, thank you very much. we'll be coming back to nick. and our breaki

strength, and as they spread, so do the evacuation orders, which have now reached the city of santa monica. >> well, dozens of drivers abandoned their cars on tuesday as some chose to flee the flames on foot. residents who evacuated described a harrowing scene. >> you live just right up the hill. tell us what happened. >> well, the smoke just got really bad, so i just started packing up all of our stuff, and we got in the car to go. and then all the cars were abandoned, so i had nowhere to go. so i just had to get out of my car and start walking. the smoke is so bad, i don't i have no idea where we're going. have you ever seen anything like this? >> no. >> never. never. and i've lived in malibu my whole life and i've seen tons of fires. this is nothing. i was i'm scared for my life. it was. it's terrifying. >> we were running down. you could see palm trees. just like random palm trees on fire. so i'm sure leaves are burning and falling down. and it's. it's literally apocalyptic. >> this live stream from la bech camera shows smoke and wildfires burning in the distance there. >> well, in eas

that separates the pacific palisades fire from santa monica and there is tremendous worry in santa monicat the fire will work its way down rustic canyon and back up the hill on the other side into santa monica. >> you're right. you know the west side of los angeles very well. but what they are looking at right now is the fact the pacific palisades you cannot access. we are about to put in a curfew here to avoid looters, no one is allowed in anymore tonight. people have been trying to come in just to go to what is left of their homes. to pick up medicines and what have you. just before we came on air, i ran into an army colonel and he said i have been to iraq and afghanistan, and now this. i said, are they comparable? he said the difference is in the war torn countries, they are prepared. these people are not prepared. they are not prepared for what they witnessed or went through and they are not prepared for the aftermath. and lawrence, you understand this. how can they be? we are talking about one of the most desirable zip codes in all of los angeles. one of the most envy able places to

monica, thanks very much. let's get a check now on the weather as we take a live look outside at the conditions. right now, the rain is back in the forecast. so for more, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. dan, let's take a look at a live picture from a different perspective. that one's pretty, but look at this beautiful view from our emeryville camera. as the sun is setting, this is all going to be changing. as a light level. one storm is headed our way. looking at live doppler seven, let me time this out for you. first thing tomorrow morning, we begin at 4 a.m. with some light rain around mendocino county. it starts to move into parts of the north bay at 6 a.m. and really, by 10:00, we're starting to notice other parts of the bay area, the east bay, san francisco, the peninsula is getting in on the wet weather and into the south bay by the afternoon. this storm is going to bring some higher surf. so a high surf advisory 9 p.m. tomorrow until 3 a.m. sunday. those breaker

joined now by someone who is directly affected by the fires ton of waldron is a resident of santa monica and i understand she is currently trapped in her home due to heavy smoke toner. i'm glad that it looks like you're safe right now, but your situation sounds all full. tell us what, what's going on, where you are as well i'm, i'm fairly close to p c h, which is uh, the pacific highway that goes from santa monica. you know all the way up, up north and it's been completely devastated. and basically that's my only way out is going on p. c h, and it's closed down. most of my friends lives in the palisades. the lost, their house has been a matter of seconds and the schools where my kids went, as you know, went to school and the areas that, you know, it's just this one of the most beautiful wild areas of los angeles. and is it everything's, everything's gone. and right now we've had to seal our windows because prior to this there's been an epidemic going around with, you know, respect respiratory illnesses. and so um, yeah, all of this is it can get even more hard. i mean, i can, i can barel

the santa monica mountains. rob mayeda is back with us. we're talking about a potential more evacuations in this area right now. just issued on the east side of that fire. to the north, you have encino in the san fernando valley, and you have 4 or 5 freeway. the other side is brentwood and beverly glen. so it's those areas between the freeway and the palisades fire which have new evacuation orders. of course, we'll keep you updated on our website throughout the night. our own weather concern is the gusty wind around the bay area. watch these do start to pick up across the mountains there, and the north bay and the east bay hills, you see those wind speeds increasing. a mostlyy saturday wind event there. sunday should see less wind and ongoing dry conditions. so here's a look at your forecast for tomorrow. saturday's highs climbing into the 60s saturday, the windier of the two days, and your weekend forecast as we head into sunday and monday, the next thing we're watching will be some chilly nights ahead. we're looking at likely frost advis

this is a live look in santa monica. as you see, president biden and governor newsom will soon be delivering an update on the out-of-control wildfires that are happening. it sounds like they're getting a briefing right now. let's see if we can listen in. gusts up to 100 miles an hour east, pushing offshore. we began increasing our staffing. local, state and federal agencies. hundreds of firefighters began moving on sunday afternoon from northern california into southern california. my local partners began up staffing their own fire stations and helicopters, fire engines, hand crews to be prepared for an incident like this that occurred. those resources were pre-positioned in counties throughout southern california for an event just like this. and on tuesday morning, the palisades fire began. i'd now like to introduce you to chief crowley, who can touch on the palisades fire chief. thank you. thank you so much, mr. president. i'm here just to provide you a brief on three significant fires that have occurred within the cit

people are dead point here you see the pacific palisades, a neighborhood tucked between the santa monica mountains and the pacific ocean. the palisades fire has tripled in size since this morning at already destroyed at least 1000 structures, making it the most distraught of fire to ever occur in los angeles county, according to statistics from the wildfire alliance, which is run in part by the city's fire department. there are multiple fires, one known as the eaton fire has destroyed more than 10,000 acres and many structures in altadena and pasadena. this is the fire that killed five people. the hearst fire has burned 505 acres point the woodley fire ignited early this morning in the san fernando valley. there's also the lydia fire, all of these fires are 0% contained. devastating wildfires like these are becoming increasingly common with climate change intensifying the conditions that fuel them. for axios ucla climate scientist daniel swain referred to the high winds as an atmospheric blow dryer for its effects on trees and other vegetation. joining me now is jacob soboroff, nbc news

. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden joins us. and, monica, will any of this impact newsom's white house ambitions? we'll see. >> that's still far away. while these fires are set to be the worst in california history, let's not forget that the electorate can have a short memory. and political consultants consider newsom to be politically resilient. surviving pr crises throughout his career, whether it was a sordid affair, a pandemic party or a failed recall, governor gavin newsom is something of a phoenix rising from the ashes of political turmoil. again and again, gavin newsom was never more popular than when they were trying to recall him. this time, the governor is fighting off criticism of his handling of the wildfires ravaging los angeles county. >> i think that gavin is largely incompetent. >> i think he's doing about as good as you can do in this situation. >> political consultant jim ross worked with newsom in his first run for san francisco mayor. if anything, ross speculates, the attacks from the right might bolster the

the area near santa monica has seen at least 30,000 people forced from their homes.an see that in some areas, it has almost reached the coast. it currently covers almost 12 square, bitters and stretches from mountainous areas to the beach city of santa monica. these are live pictures from the scene where we have seen burning cars and destroyed buildings. two more fires are reported to be spreading in other parts of los angeles as strong winds spread the flames. one in eton canyon in pasadena. a third one is reported from the silma near the los angeles national forest. firefighters in california are battling three different the white house says the president is being briefed on the situation. the fire exploded at astonishing speed. the combination of dry conditions and strong winds causing the fire's rapid spread. people evacuating began to leave their cars and escape on foot. emergency services eventually bulldozed some 200 abandoned vehicles to clear the roads. the pacific palisades area is home to luxury properties and celebrity homes. at least 30,000 residents wer

another live look from santa monica. here we have ed laskos. he is there in the heart of the village, and the pictures you're bringing us are from the live truck that you're in for your own protection. >> yeah. and i just want to confirm something. earlier, i was sort of speculating whether that was the elise walker store that was up in flames that we were looking at, and i now have confirmation that that is indeed the elise walker store designer fashion store that we've been looking at that has been burning tonight in that area. and it may not be the only thing burning. >> yes, you're right, elise walker store and sadly a total loss as the embers blowing down the hillside right into that area. but this is sunset right in the very heart of the village, a block away from that designer store, swarthmore. the corner and off to the left is the next block. over is villa la paz. and the fire roaring down through some apartment buildings. it's now hit that one little storefront right on sunset boulevard. fire department engine moving in, and the firef

the santa monica canyon would need to evacuate. that's incomprehensible to me. here in altadena, the california sun has been blotted out by a field of gray that surrounds us. we are in the fire evacuation warning zone. there is a lot of activity around us, including fire engines that are going to attack the fire on the mountain. you can see behind me even a structure that is in flames. i understand that structure, the fire there has been put out several times today but there are embers flying all around us and it continues to reignite. this continues to be a dangerous situation and very personal for those of us who grew up in this area, almost everyone i've spoken to who has evacuated has lost a home in this fire -- a friend of mine lost their family home here in altadena just minutes away and they said their entire neighborhood is going. amna: just devastating story after devastating story there. we have heard from officials as you have reported about how they are struggling to both slow and contain these fires. what more have you learned about the strain on th

we had the mayor of santa monica. the palisades is not the only one.y. where is the threat coming and why that makes the job so difficult for these firefighters? there's so many different fronts. >> reporter: yeah, that's the thing. that's what -- we've covered really bad fires, unfortunately, before, but to just see multiple, horrific, devastating fires all unfolding at the same time, is what makes this so incredibly unique and truly horrific and basically right now, we're on the coast. we're in the pacific palisades, malibu area for the palisades fire. santa monica is potentially threatened and is under an evacuation order. then you go east to altadena and the pasadena area, there's a fire there where thousands of people are evacuated. there's videos from a senior center overnight showing elderly patients being evacuated and brought in their wheelchairs on to busses. there's another fire east of that also in l.a. county where there's videos of people trying to put out flames as they rush to evacuate. this is widespread across l.a. even yesterday, the

you joins me tonight from santa monica. it's good to have you with us on the program. unfortunately, under these circumstances, can you tell me, mr. allen, what's the situation in your district right now? a devastating we've been following this very closely. that the whole community, the policies has, it's like a bomb, went off in that area, a massive, massive destruction. the hollywood fire that was mentioned. thankfully, they were able to get a really good handle on it and still burning. but there's been incredible progress made and very little damage to structures in hollywood. but in the policy it's, it's a different story. and just it's devastating as a number of my very good friends and lost their homes where, you know, there's massive evacuation zone. there's a whole logistical challenge associated with evacuating. tens of thousands of people from a, from a difficult terrain. but it's been, it's been a very general a couple of days as you can imagine. los angeles in may or we understand has lifted evacuation orders for hollywood. does that mean that people can g

and santa monica would typically be niwithin eyesight of the fams pier. this is a really densely populated a area, and we're calling d it the palisades fire but it's not just one fire burning contained. it's actually lots of little fires. with wind like this it doesn't take d a lot of imagination to understand how it grabs one ember. and whatever it grabs catches on fire it might be a tree, houses aup here on the ridge line, at least a couple dozen homes. it's really cohard for them to t a handle on exactly how bad the damage is because this is developing daso rapidly -- devolving so rapidly, i should say, alex. >> chase, please stay safe. thank you for that excellent reporting. you are indispensable in moments like this. i'm going to go now to jacob soboroff also in pacific palisades. jacob, i know this is your hometown and something the governor has referred to as not towildfire season but wildfire years in the state of california. this seems like a different msmagnitude entirely. can you talk about what you're experiencing? >> reporter: well said, alex

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of reach more people or did to evacuate the homes in los angeles as far as spreads through santa monica mountains and never in a 1000000 years where we think that a fire would come down and completely destroy not just this neighborhood, but half or more of the entire pacific time. so it's, it's, it's devastating. it's a real on demonstrates as appraising the fall right. tall gathering is germany. 3 main political policies, whole conferences ahead of elections in february will be live in berlin, the hello and welcome syria intelligence officials say they follow that attempt. while i sold to the type of say it is in of trying in damascus. serious says it's arrested. the iso members before they were able to carry out their attack, the shrine is a hurley sites the she almost lens rightful for more on this. let's go straight to homes. how much, who's life for us in the capital a 100 wouldn't know. do we know about this reported the attempt to dis, hack the details. so you come in but the sofa what we know the security forces of a breast, it at least for people. and they have also thinking, a

it has covered almost 12 square kilometres and stretches to santa monica.hese are live pictures from the scene, where we have seen burning cars and destroyed buildings. two more fires are reported to be spreading in other parts of los angeles as strong winds spread the flames. 0ne strong winds spread the flames. one in eton canyon in pasadena. a third one is reported from the silma near the los angeles national forest. the white house said president biden is being briefed on the situation. the governor has warned that fires are no longer seasonal, but a year round threat. let's speak to cbs�*s correspondent. what is happening where you are? right now we are _ happening where you are? right now we are experiencing - happening where you are? i mt now we are experiencing the peak of the wind gust that are expected to get up to 100mph here. that is really hindering fire fighting efforts. the wind is fuelling the flames of this fire and firefighters say this has been an overwhelming fire fight. now they're focussing on protecting lives and property, which has be

this is a very upmarket area near santa monica where residents have had to flee their homes. morning. and from there, it was fanned by 50 mph wind gusts and incredibly dry conditions. the top business stories are coming up next. stay with us. hello there. the rest of this week is going to remain very cold, certainly very cold at night. and we have further risk of snow and ice for northern and western areas primarily. but as we head into the weekend, something slightly less cold will begin to push in off the atlantic with temperatures recovering as we head into next week for some of us. now we've got some lower tier met office yellow warnings in force for snow and ice. northern and western scotland northern ireland, some significant accumulations of fresh snow over the highlands there and an ice warning. a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales. also some freezing fog patches for northern ireland, northern england, north wales through the morning could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turni

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