southern california so we monitor that closely on top of relative humidity , which is why the national weather service has issued red flag warnings until wednesday. back in the bay the national weather service has issued a wind advisory for us, specifically in the north bay along the hills close to napa and sonoma and that will last until tomorrow morning around 10:00 a.m., the reason being we can see gusts up to 40 miles per hour at times. this morning fairfield and napa saw their fair taste of that with gusts to 30 miles per hour, 35 even. the winds pushing offshore and when they move from high to low elevation, this is for friends in southern california also, the air condenses and it dries so we continue to watch this dry wind push offshore as we head into the evening hours tonight locally and widespread throughout the state of california. the terrain impacts them to fully but we have more coming up in a bit. i want to show you the next seven days for us as we head into this week, and into this weekend, locally we are expecting pretty much low 60s upper 50s, widespread throughout the bay area. the

the national weather service calling this a, quote, life threatening, destructive windstorm gusts of up to 100mph set to grow stronger into the night. >> we are not out of danger. the national weather service has predicted that the winds are going to pick up and get worse. we're going to have the most significant wind event between 10 p.m. this evening and 5 a.m. tomorrow morning, so it's incumbent that everybody have a wildfire action plan for their home, as we said. >> and you saw there in the back. governor gavin newsom is on the ground near the fire lines. he shared this video on social media of a briefing by fire officials. the post includes a warning for all residents to heed evacuation orders. resources from all over the area, as well as law enforcement to help with evacuations and traffic, have been brought in for what's been a very scary situation for a lot of residents in the palisades and surrounding area. again, officials reiterating multiple times to heed warnings and be ready to go at a moment's notice as this fire continues to be unpredictable. they also said the severi

while the national weather service is warning of dangerous conditions along the coast tomorrow. they say to be prepared for sneaker waves, strong rip currents and breaking waves up to 20ft. the swell is expected to begin tomorrow morning at 4:00 and last through tuesday evening. it goes from cloverdale down to big sur. you're asked to stay away from the water. keep pets on a leash and never turn your back to the ocean. all right. in light of all of this, spencer, you are standing by in the weather center tracking all of the weather conditions. at least it looks bright and sunny and rather pleasant for anybody who wants to at least watch the waves. >> that's true. diane. the waves will be rough. the surf will be rough, but the weather will be calm and pleasant. and it's going to be pretty warm this week. coming up. here's a look at satellite radar composite image. you can see high pressure building in there. the clear skies there. just a few thin, high clouds passing through the bay area right now. and the wind is calm once again today. most wind speeds and almost all locations u

as we have mentioned, the national weather— have mentioned, the national weather service is predictingervice is predicting close to _ weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level winds, — close to hurricane force level winds, so _ close to hurricane force level winds, so we are making budget preparations. my top priority and the _ preparations. my top priority and the priority of everyone else — and the priority of everyone else is— and the priority of everyone else is to _ and the priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect _ else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these winds— to protect lives. as these winds approach, la firefighters and firefighters across the county _ and firefighters across the county stay a nation and even overseas _ county stay a nation and even overseas are in a proactive posture _ overseas are in a proactive posture to save lives. firefighting resources from laf d and _ firefighting resources from laf d and for— firefighting resources from laf d and for the all over our position— d and for the all over our posi

issued by the national weather service. into the afternoon hour today it will lift and we have partly cloudy skies and daytime highs mostly in the 50s and will be a beautiful set up this afternoon with low 60s trickled in. let's head back to our forecast, the sunrise -sunset report, showing 7:25 is the sunrise this morning and that helps when it comes to lifting the fog. just about 4:00 this afternoon we talk about mostly clear conditions and a beautiful days to get out and get fresh air. the winds are light today. not the case tomorrow . things will look different into tuesday. winds will push offshore anywhere up to 25 -30-35 miles per hour at times in napa into fairfield and that will be the case throughout tuesday afternoon, heading into the evening hours that night. luckily it dies down into wednesday. with that in mind let's drop this and i will see the next seven days . heading into wednesday, thursday and friday, notice so we get a warm-up and then a little cool down by friday. we will see partly cloudy conditions i

every wind advisory get my attention now, for sure. >> reporter: the national weather service issued a wind advisory through tuesday morning covering the north bay interior mountains. gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour. high winds are responsible for the destructive wildfires in southern california. while current conditions locally are concerning, fire officials in sonoma county say there is one major difference in the regions. >> no wildland fire risk because of our fuel moistures are so high in the north bay. >> reporter: captain gary johnson with the sonoma valley fire district says firefighters are mostly concerned about downed trees and power outages. in fact, with no imminent fire danger present sonoma valley fire dispatched ten firefighters to l.a. county. captain johnson says southern california fire crews have been dispatched to the north bay multiple times since 2017. >> so after the fire siege of 2017 here in the north bay and then the '18, '19, and '20 years the state legislation made a change in that zero to five foot rule in the state responsibility areas. >> rep

the national weather service calling this a particularly dangerous situation, calling for winds up tor hour again this evening right through wednesday. more than 12 million people right now under red flag warnings as we come on this evening where they're most concerned with these winds coming. firefighters battling the winds from the air, but soon those winds could be too strong for aircraft to take to the skies. the national guard from inside the fire fighting c-130, dropping retardant on the palisades fire. the toll is staggering. look at these images. more than 12,000 homes and structures destroyed. at least 24 people dead and now the search for the missing and tonight investigators are on the scenes of the palisades fire looking for answers. just now emerging the early minutes of the eaton fire, a couple running out of their home after seeing flames under a utility tower and the flames quickly spreading across altadena. what could be a potential major clue as to how one of these fires started. ginger zee is standing by with how long this lasts and where they're are they're most co

it comes with this warning from the national weather service particularly dangerous situation. the pds warning is the highest the agency can issue intended to invoke the highest level of urgency for residents to evacuate if indeed these brush fires that firefighters are trying to tamp down with these high winds of 70 miles-per-hour for the next possible 48 hours. we talked to a captain with the l.a. fire department eric scott. here is what he said about the dangers people are facing. listen here. >> this just stirs up all of the other embers because things are still burning. it is still active. and it is so dry because of these winds that the brush or fuel if an ember lands on it has a 65% ignition. we are chasing fires. >> back out here in malibu there is nothing left to burn here. the fire palisades fire came across the hills and burned everything in its path until it met the pacific ocean. we'll show you an image here in malibu yesterday, sheriff luna who played the sound bite saw a firefighter in distress. turned out it was an individual who was not a fireman and he was arr

heartbreaking reaction from present scott in the california wildfires more lives getting destroyed national weather serviceng get due to high windows and joining us now, former lafd jeep italian officer rick crawford and thank you for your service to america thank you for your service to los angeles what caused these fires. rick: disconnected tuesday with a particularly dangerous situation, the pds red flag alert the weather service initiated to los angeles and so you know all it takes is one spark 100 percent ignition so right now, the fire investigators go through system they do deductive reasoning they take an area prince harry out do a small quadrant the calling on their knees and their hands, and sitting through fine piece of ash believe it or not several things will survive in a fire to leave leftover clues once they determine with the point of origin is come they need to eliminate certain sources like lightening we knew there was not happening lightening that day then i think nearby power lines of power was actually inside running at the time of the fire, then lastly after that you start look at jig

to pick up and that pds, or particularly dangerous situation they call it a pds that the national weather service put out. exactly what they put out a week ago and the highest level of alert that the national weather service can put out because it is intended to get the local residents to take the highest level of urgency to heed the warnings. you are talking about 70 mile-per-hour plus winds and what happens is in the places like mandeville canyon where we were northeast of here yesterday when we saw brentwood densely populated areas being threatened. i talked to a fire captain yesterday with the lafd and said one of these embers picks up it go blow up to two miles. land if brush and a new fire starts. that's the concern they are worried about. he also was stressing when i was talking to him if you get a an evacuation notice to go you need to be ready now to go quickly. the wind is starting to pick up. it is tomorrow into wednesday that is the danger zone. but there is also something else i want to show you here right along the pacific coast highway you can see on the hillside where the palisade

now, not all of us are under a wind advisory right now issued by the national weather service. but some of us are up in the north bay. the rest of us will actually. all of us are still dealing with blue skies widespread throughout the bay. and that's going to be the trend for us as we head into the afternoon and evening hours tonight. clear conditions throughout all the bay area, but some of us up in the north bay, if you're just tuning in now, are under a wind advisory. this is going to last until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. widespread throughout the hills of napa and sonoma, stretching over into communities close to solano county. even we're seeing wind gusts up to around 35 to 40mph. now, this is in live time. i mean, all the way over into half moon bay. we're also dealing with those gusty conditions, too, and we're noticing those offshore winds really dry us up. this is kind of changing our relative humidity right now. it's a lot lower compared to where we should be for this time of year, and we're continuing to watch those offshore winds stay strong until our forecasted hour

the wind advisory issued by the national weather service will expire around 10:00 a.m. so just within the next fhours here locally. relative humidity still pretty low for us this afternoon. but here locally in the bay beautiful conditions as we wrap up this week and head into the weekend with dry conditions expected too. more on that coming up in a bit. for now over to you, gianna. >>> let's talk about traffic conditions as you head to work this morning. and to school. if you are up early heading to the bay bridge it's already busy this morning you can see. the brake lights building heading into san francisco. so bit of a slow ride there. the good news is, no fog to slow you down. but a little bit windy out there this morning. be careful. westbound 80 starting to back up just a little bit heading out of berkeley this morning heading westbound there. northbound 101 out of san jose getting reports of a hotspot there just as you approach 880. traffic is just a little slow. no delays though. 280 or 87 and 85 also clear and busy conditions into the altamont pass this morning

tomorrow morning, we'll be under this wind advisory issued by the national weather service. with wind gusts up to around 50 miles per hour this is no joke especially commuting to or from school or work today. just be very careful. the winds are offshore, this is dry condensed air moving from inland areas offshore. not getting that nice pacific breeze we're used to. no dense fog this morning. however, this is going to cause some issues even into the evening hours tonight with wind gusts in fairfield around 40 miles per hour into the dinner hours tonight into early morning hours tomorrow. i'm going to time this out for and you let you know when this is going to change for us in just a bit. gianna? >>> jessica, thank you. taking a look at the roadways and the windy conditions because of that we've got some wind advisories in effect on some of the bay area bridges. so be careful as you cross the span especially in the larger more high-profile vehicles. definitely seeing that backup already this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on and that is the slow com

last week we began receiving reports from the national weather service about a significant wind event that will hit southern california. this is not something that is a surprise to us. it is something we were well prepared for. based on those predictive conditions of wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour, pushing offshore, we began increasing our staffing of local, state and federal agencies. hundreds of firefighters begin moving on sunday afternoon into southern california. local partners began up staffing their own fire stations, helicopters, fire engines, 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 would like to introduce you to chief crowley who can touch on the fire. >> thank you so much mr. president. i am here to provide you a brief own significant fires that have occurred near the city of los angeles. we are focusing on the palisades fire. that fire broke out yesterday morning around 10:30. we did pre-deploy a

the national weather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snowfall in d.c. rtex is causing the weather as it shifts further south than usual. our correspondent is looking at all of this. give us a sense of what has been going on today. correspondent: here in washington, d.c., the snow has continued to fall throughout the day, but it has been nowhere near as badly affected as kansas and missouri, where they have seen up to 16 inches of snow and blizzard like conditions. now as you said, this storm has turned deadly. at least five people have reportedly died due to this storm as a result of some of the road traffic accidents. one of those fatalities was in missouri, where a pedestrian was killed after a lorry was trying to slow down to drop somebody off and slid across the roadway. in texas, we heard of one man reportedly found dead outside a bus shelter due to adverse conditions. officials have continued to state to people to stay inside and stay away, if at all possible, to not travel as well. anchor: and these snowy conditions, this cold snap is expected to

national weather service los angeles says they'll really start to intensify around sun rise here and will reach their peak sometime midmorning and continue to be rough through midday tomorrow. the changing conditions, they've already sparked a handful of new brush fires here. the winds and worry growing right now across the fire zone. more than 10 million currently under what's described as an extreme and particularly dangerous red flag warning. >> we urge the public to stay diligent, to stay ready, as the danger has absolutely not passed. >> reporter: forecasters stressing conditions over the next couple days could bring rapid growth and explosive fire behavior, fanned by wind gusts over 70 miles per hour. frontline crews digging in as the fight again intensifies. teams ready to respond to the surging, shifting winds. >> the engine strike team, task forces across the city to make sure that we have the abily to rapidly respond. >> reporter: while investigators continue to search for answers to what may have sparked the fires. >> they're identifying cause and origin for each of these

they're terming this a particularly dangerous situation by the national weather service.eryone on high alert. let me get you more details on our wind back here across the bay area, and how gusty it will get. and we should also say in southern california. another side note, they're not expecting any kind of rainfall in the next two weeks. so that's what really makes this so dangerous here. if a fire starts it's going to be hard to get that out. so wind gusts here 15 to 30mph. as we head through tomorrow morning. we'd stay with the same situation here through the evening. across the lower elevations, some of our mountains could get up to about 45. and then by the time we head into wednesday morning, we're done with any kind of wind gusts. but again, for us, it's going to be some on and off gusts. so i think we'll be able to get through that. temperatures here for tomorrow morning in the 40s and 50s and daytime highs in the 60s. warming up a little bit with those on and off gusts on the 7-day forecast. we're dry here through the next seven days. towards the end of the month,

and the national weather service will be heading to that area tomorrow to get more information. but to survey the damage or just what? the survey of the area. so this was the location of that storm report. just to give you an idea, here you can see red bluff, cottonwood redding there. and there is the location of that tornado from earlier today. so this all happened during the 5:00 hour. so this is the radar imagery between four and about 6:00. and you can see all that bright yellow and red showing up on the radar right about here. and that is linked up with that tornado that we were seeing visually on, on that tower camera. so still that thankfully that warning expired at 6:00 this evening and no longer that threat out there. now, here in the bay area, you can see santa rosa 0.46, oakland, 0.20. so we had some rainfall to talk about today. these amounts are not major, but still adding up across parts of the bay area. here is your weekend outlook. some fog tomorrow morning. it's developing right now and then into sunday. we are expecting a mixture of sun and clouds, so checking

the national weather service is warning of dangerous conditions along the coast tomorrow.hey say to be prepared for sneaker waves, strong rip currents and breaking waves of up to 20ft. the swell is expected to begin tomorrow morning at 4:00 and lasts through tuesday evening. it goes from mendocino county down to big sur. you are asked to stay away from the water, keep pets on a leash, and to never turn your back to the ocean. and spencer, we always see folks lining up watching the waves. as long as they stay away and keep their distance, all should be fine. >> that is the key to stay. keep your distance. stay far away from the coast. i mean, close enough to see the waves, but not close enough to be affected by them. here's a look at what's going on with our weather above the waves. looking at the satellite radar composite image, we get a few thin, high clouds moving through the bay area right now, but skies are mainly clear and the wind is mainly calm, with wind speeds generally under ten miles per hour everywhere except sfo, where the wind speed is 12mph and it's quite a

the national weather service issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through wednesday, with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and gusts in the mountains reaching 70 miles per hour. tragically, the death toll is rising. at least 24 are dead, 16 remain missing at least, and more than 12,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. crews from california and nine other states are part of the ongoing response including newly arrived firefighters from mexico. there are three active wildfires, and as of yesterday morning they'd scorched 62 square miles, that's nearly the size of three manhattans. cbs' charlie demar joins us from pacific palisades with the latest. charlie, we know there's a little bit of a return to normalcy today as most schools reopen. >> reporter: michael, good morning. yeah, most kids will be returning back to school in the greater los angeles area. we know that eight schools will be closed. those are schools in heavily impacted areas. school officials say a number of factors went into making that decision to open schools like the fire's containment and air qual

the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for much of the area. and tonight, officials giving an update on the preparations in place ahead of the incoming wind that could fuel the already destructive fires. >> we have the expectation of widespread critical fire weather conditions across the fire next couple days. that means north northeast winds gusting anywhere from 35 to 55mph, and those winds will probably be strongest on tuesday morning. >> cal fire says it will use strike teams with dozers to hold off any potential new fires that could emerge. there are still more than 100,000 people who remain evacuated, and when they are finally all allowed back, many will return to rubble. tonight, some residents were able to return to see what was left of their homes. >> ktvu zac sos has been in los angeles county the past few days. zach, you heard from one woman who said she lost it all? >> yeah. that's right. her name is carol joseph. tonight, she attended a community meeting for the eaton fire. this is where her home stood. as you can see, there is not

the national weather service has issued a red flag warning through wednesday.winds could gust as high as 60 miles per hour, or foothills, 75 miles per hour. we're anticipating peaks on tuesday. not as strong as last week with 100 miles per hour. then the national weather service issued a pds warning that verified a particularly dangerous situation. it's rare for them, five to ten years, but three in the last three months. as we see a change in climate, we'll continue to experience more extreme weather. >> that's not what the firefighters need right now. thank you. >>> tomorrow morning, jonathan karl has the latest on the wildfires with criswell and schiff. >>> breaking news about special counsel jack smith, the department of justice announcing his resignation. he was expected to resign before president-elect donald trump's return to the white house. he investigated donald trump with allegations of interfering with the election and> the vide gunfire exchange on new year's day, shamsud-din jabbar died after ramming his truck crowd. the injured police officers are

last week we began receiving reports the national weather service about a significant weather event the 20 hit southern california. this is not something that is a surprise to us in southern california. it is something we were well prepared for. based on those predictive conditions of wind gusts up to 100 miles an hour, we began increasing our staffing of local, state, federal agencies. hundreds of firefighters began moving on a sunday afternoon from northern california into southern california but local partners began up to staffing their own fire station. helicopters, fire engines, hand crews to be better for an incident that occurred with those resources were pre-position and counties throughout southern california for an event just like this. on tuesday morning the palisades fire again. i like to introduce you to chief who will touch on the palisades fire. >> thank you. thank you so much mr. president. we are provide you fires that have occurred in the city of los angeles. with that that were focusing on the palisades fire. that was around 10:30 a.m. and deployed a number of resourc

the situation so extreme, the national weather service says the setup is about as bad as it gets.re is progress, we saw it firsthand. palisades fire, largest, is 14% contained, eaton is now 33% contained. brush fires sparking as far south as san diego in the marine corps air station at miramar. we take you to the front lines with the hot spot crews working the dry hills, knowing it could kick up any moment. the mission is urgent tonight. at least 24 are reported dead, many more missing. about 100,000 people here remain under evacuation orders. for many, the next big challenge is finding a temporary place to live with not much available and when it is, sometimes the prices have been raised sky high. first the latest on the firefight. fire crews working nonstop, waging an all-out battle from the air and the ground as they brace for the worst of the punishing santa ana winds. the national weather service warning conditions to be as bad as it gets, pontial for hurricane-force winds the next 48 hours. 13 million are under red flag warnings, north of santa barbara to san diego county. m

joining me now is ariel cohen, meteorologist in charge at the national weather service in los angeles. ariel. we are so lucky to have you right now. we know you guys are extremely busy, but if you could just help us and our viewers around the world really understand what this combination of different factors has been that made this fire get so bad in the first place and affect tens of thousands of of residents. >> first of all, i want to say that this is a very heartbreaking situation. it is incredibly sad to see what society is going through during this exceptionally destructive event. i can't emphasize it enough. on behalf of the national weather service, our hearts go out to everyone who is being impacted by these fires. you know, we're in the midst of a destructive windstorm right now. a once in a decade or two decade type of wind event with winds now gusting upwards of nearly 100mph across the san gabriel mountains and the nearby foothills, and then also across the santa monica mountains, extending across parts of the los angeles basin area, where we're having trees coming down.

but according to the national weather service, it did. now, this all happened here just about an hour, hour and a half ago. you c see red bluff right there, the tornado forming to the north and the east, just near 36. here you can seehat strong rotating thunderstorm that did create that tornado spotted around 522. but some of that severe weather certainly sticking around through about 6:00 tonight. we have seen any tornadic activity leave. but how common are tornadoes here in california? well, since 1891, 480 have been reported. we average about 11 per year, and they're most common through the central valley. but if you remember, this comes less than a month after the scotts valley tornado that ranked an ef one. now, before that, scotts valley tornado, the strongest tornado in recent memory was back in 1998. and that was in sunnyvale, which was anywhere between an ef one to ef two. so when we talk about tornado strength, i think overall from looking at that video we saw tonight, the one near red bluff, at least to the northeast of red blu

the national weather service will head out to that zone tomorrow. and as a result, we'll get more information, more of a confirmation. but it is already a confirmed tornado. as you can see the location. you can see just to give you some bearing here, there's red bluff redding and just to the east of cottonwood with that tornado report. here is the radar imagery from earlier today. this all happened during the 5:00 hour. so that's when we had the tornado warning issued. and then it actually expired at 6:00. and thankfully no damage or injuries to report. showing you rainfall for us here in the bay area, those numbers adding up. so we had kind of a soggy friday across parts of the bay area, especially up in the north bay. santa rosa 0.46, san francisco 0.18. and here is the plan this weekend. it will be dry, but it won't be completely sunny. we have some fog first thing tomorrow morning. partly sunny skies into the afternoon hours. sunday could be a little bit warmer with a sun cloud mix. so active radar once again today. as you can see over northern

the national weather service calls this a, quote, particularly dangerous situation. tional forest. that closure is in effect until sunday.

keep these people safe. >> reporter: rich thompson is an incident meteorologist with the national weather servicecially trained to provide crucial support near the front lines of wildfires. >> this light purple line here that is our perimeter. >> reporter: thompson deciphers weather changes in the fire zone, making elaborate forecasts that determine where firefighters go to fight the flames, while also keeping them safe. how much pressure do you feel every day? >> people are making some pretty significant decisions, both in terms of evacuations, in terms of resources, based on what i'm forecasting. >> reporter: an imet forecast can mean life or death, and the weather around this fire has been extreme. >> right now the people need our help and we need to get this fire under control. >> reporter: captain kelliher berkoh is with the fire department. >> we come up with strategies and tactics on how to fight this fire, wind is every way, which way is it blowing, swirl around and how high is it going to get? >> tony: and rob marciano is with us now. rob, you know, weather is enough to win or lose wars,

the national weather service issuing a pds or particularly dangerous situation warning. >> the anticipated winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in all of los angeles county. critical. >> officials have not yet determined the causes of any of these fires. >> none have been ruled out of arson. there are ongoing investigations. >> we have a very some altadena residents recording video as they escaped the fires last week beyond the tree line. >> that's an electrical transmission tower. another shows what appears to be a fire at the base of the same transmission tower. edison international saying it hasn't seen evidence of involvement of its equipment in the eaton fire, but that they haven't yet been allowed by fire authorities to inspect the site. >> typically, when there's a spark created by equipment, you will see that kind of electrical anomaly. we haven't seen that. >> a dusk to dawn curfew in place to protect homes from looters. there have already been some three dozen arrests. >> the criminals have decided that this is an opportunity. and

the national weather service has issued a red flag warning through wednesday.ds could gust as high as 50 miles per hour. some foothills could reach 50 miles per hour. santa clarita could see winds as high as 51 miles per hour. not as strong as last week when they hit 100. it was then the national weather service actually issued a pds warning that verified a particularly dangerous situation. this is something that's very rare for them to issue. usually every five to ten-year weather events but they issued three in the last three months. and as we see a change in climate, we're going to continue to experience more extreme weather. >> those new alerts not what the firefighters need right now. thank you. tune in to this week tomorrow morning. jonathan carl has the latest on the l.a. wildfires with the fema administrator and adam schiff. >>> we have other breaking news about jack smith. the department of justice announcing his resignation in a court filing today. he was expected to resign before president-elect donald trump's return to the white house. smith investi

this is what the us national weather service forecasts throughout the day. and i tell you, i am local time winds in these areas near the fires could reach 90 kilometers an hour. but around lunch time day will pick up the significantly gas could reach 120 kilometers and now most likely in the mountainous areas. laser in the day though, these wins while they remain high again reaching above 100 killer maces an hour. well, thirty's, when the conditions a favorable for a very rapid spread of fire los angeles may karen bass is significant. find finding resources that positions in strategic holding locations of the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level wins. and so we're making urgent preparations, my top priority, and the prob, priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these wins approach. a la city firefighters and firefighters from across the county, state and nation, and even overseas, are in a pro active and strategic prost or to save lives. will pop up donations and just have often for those aff

the national weather service is issuing an ominous pds morning, that means "particularly dangerous situation", and it's all because santa ana winds are expected to bring gusts as high as 70 miles per hour. why is this concerning? the alert level was the same as it was last tuesday when those hurricane-force winds whipped up the palisades and eaton fires. at least two dozen people have died in those blazes and more than 12,000 homes, businesses, and other structures were destroyed. the fires have burned nearly 40,000 acres, an area nearly the size of washington, d.c. tonight, we have a team of correspondents across the fire zone, and will begin with cbs's jonathan vigliotti on the investigation into what sparked these fires. good evening, jonathan. i understand you have new information tonight. >> reporter: good evening, norah. residents of pacific palisades recorded videos of a new year's eve fire on the hillside behind me. while the source of the palisades fire is still unconfirmed, cbs news has analyzed maps, photos, and videos to link the palisades fire to the very same location. as the p

the national weather service says the setup is about as bad as it gets. people are reported dead, with many more missing, and about 100,000 people remain under evacuation orders. meanwhile,, new videos are emerging tonight of harrowing moments as neighbors help each other escape. here's one of them. is this your house that's on fire right here? okay. let's go quick. okay. come on. caleb lawler posted this video on instagram showing the moments he rescued his neighbor and four of her dogs from the palisades fire vargas flames taking over their neighborhood as they barely make their way out. meanwhile, 8000 firefighters are now on the front lines, but city officials caution the winds could limit water drops in the days ahead. all available lafd resources have been staffed. i have strategically pre-positioned engine strike teams and task forces, which are dedicated to rapid response for any new fire that breaks out in the city. over the weekend, california's national guard dropped flame retardant on hotspots in the palisades fire after flare ups forced new e

the national weather service is warning it will affect not just parts of california, but also nevada. arizona. red flag fire conditions could stick around in southern california all the way through thursday. firefighters here in the bay area are there now pre-positioning to help with the possibility of wildfires sparking up. we have seen wet weather on and off over the last few weeks here in the bay area, really across northern california, something that has not been the same though for everyone down south. >> not only is it the wind, the wind itself is going to be at a level that can cause damage. however, what's unique in january is that we have yet to receive significant wetting rains in southern california. so the fire component is still with us. any fire that may start has the ability to grow outside of our control capabilities very quickly. >> firefighters also urging people across southern california to make preparations of their own. that includes using extreme caution with anything that can spark a fire. they also suggest people prepare for the potential of winds knocking dow

the situation so extreme, the national weather service says, quote, t this setuis about as bad as it gets. there is some progress, though. we saw firsthand the palisades fire, the largest, is 14% contained. and the eaton fire is now 33% contained. brushfires sparking even as far south as san diego at the marine corps air station in miramar. in a moment, we take you on the front lines with hot spot crews working these dry hills, knowing the fires could kick up at any moment. the mission is urgent tonight. for now, at least 24 people are reported dead, with many more missing. tonight, about 100,000 people here remain under evacuation orders. and for many, the next big challenge is finding a temporary place to live with not much available, and when it is, sometimes the prices have been raised sky-high. we'll get to that in a moment. but first, the latest on the firefight. >> reporter: fire crews working nonstop waging an all-out battle from the air and the ground as they brace for the worst of those punishing santa ana winds. the national weather service warning conditions to be as bad

this is the full cost from the us national weather service . at 8 am. local time winds in these areas could reach 90 kilometers an hour, but around lunch time they'll pick up significantly. gusts could reach 120 kilometers an hour. later in the day, full cost suggest those winds will remain strong staying above a 100 kilometers. now. although he's one of the conditions of favorable for a very rapid spread of the file size is may account boss. as significant firefighting results as a being positioned instituted locations. the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level winds. and so we're making urgent preparations, my top priority, and the prob, priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these wins approach. a la city firefighters and firefighters from across the county state and nation and even overseas are in a pro active and strategic prost or to save lives. role panels joins us now from los angeles, so we'll give us a bit more of an idea about warsaw for which ease of doing about this possible

the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level winds. and so we're making urgent preparations. my top priority and the prob, priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these wins approach. a la city firefighters and firefighters from across the county, state, and nation, and even overseas are in a pro active and strategic prost or to save lives. reynolds is in alta, dana, near the ethan fire and role. but this has been the most daily fire sofa in the last week. clearly is proving hard to get under control. can just bring this up to date with alexis in regards to us as well with regards to the eating fire here in all the dina. and then burning into the hills. there's a over 30 percent containment now. so that's a good thing. people and firefighters and officials are very worried about the, the incoming wind storms that you mentioned, possibly leading to a new fires or the spread of existing fires. this is a, you know, quite a different neighborhood than the one that a lot of attention has been focused on in

as will mention the beach hazard statement from the national weather service does go between now and 4 o'clock on tuesday with that means is that is going to be the most dangerous time to be at the coast. now, the biggest risk from this is probably going to be those sneaker waves, right? they could come up quickly sweep you off your feet. so the advice here is that you want to stay away from the coast if you can, and certainly do not want to turn your back on the ocean. we could have breaking waves up to about 20 feet at right now. not seeing that. you can see where this well, as though and as i've been through the day today, those lows brighter colors. that's where those higher waves are. that's been rolling towards us. it will take its time to get here. right now. we're just seeing wave heights of about 7 feet. but, you know, as we go closer to this, getting to us, it will kind of start to see that all go up. so that's just something that we're going to be contending with. now, obviously the advice here is to stay away from the coast, if you can, that would be the number one thing

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we've been in partnership with the national weather service for days prior to the arrival of this severe windstorm. there's been amazing communication by the national weather service, and they should be acknowledged for all of the communication that was put out days in advance. what's critical about that is it partnered all of our public safety and emergency organizations throughout the county to begin preparations for this. and a lot of the successes we saw over the last 18 to 20 hours is a direct result of a 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 is known with wildland fires. we just finished a working on the franklin fire. we've had the bridge fire, the post fire. this has been a very destructive fire season. this is this is just going to add to it. our eyes are on mitigating the impacts from this emergency, working with our community partners and then charting a course for what will be a long recovery effort. with that, i would like to introduce our department of public works for l.a. county dir

the national weather service is cautioning that walthough the winds will cacontinue to die do throughout tonight, another round of powerful santa ana winds could pick up again as early as tomorrow afternoon. officials also warn that despite what is nearly 36 hours of continuous firefighting from l.a.'s 9,000 firefighters, four of the five major fires are still at 0% containment and could continue to spread. evacuation zones around the fires have expanded multiple times vein the past 24 hours. officials ask that anyone near the fires keep up to date on all evacuation orders and warnings, they pack a go back, make an evacuation plan and leave immediately when ordered to do so. we go now to morgan chesky who is live in altadena, california. what can you tell me about the status of the fire there? >> reporter: the status is heartbreaking in every direction you look. one of the main thoroughfares. i see nothing but fire trucks. we have another passing me right now. i'm standing across the street from a junior high that will likely be hia total loss as a result of this eaton fire. this time ye

he's a senior meteorologist with the national weather service. thanks for joining. this time of the night. what are the conditions, the weather conditions on the ground now that firefighters are dealing with? todd. >> well, in general, we're seeing wind gusts between 35 and 50mph across much of our higher terrain in southern california, where these fires are burning. uh, those numbers will likely increase through the night as we start to experience the next round of santa ana winds. so typically, our santa ana winds, they strengthen through sunrise and really reach peak intensity just shortly after sunrise. so we're gearing up for another round of of critical fire weather conditions on these fires. and, and potentially a some more strong winds across these across these burn areas. >> wow. um, and when i spoke with you this time last night, you said that though these are strong winds, they should not be powerful enough to stop the air assets, the fixed wing planes and the helicopters that we've seen dumping water and flame retardant on the fires. is that true? >> wel

the national weather service has issued storm alert and warning all the way from arkansas and missouriey. icy roads lead to dangerous conditions throughout the midwest, including kansas city, where a truckjackknifed on a highway. drivers were urged to stay off the road altogether and a major part of the interstate was shut down yesterday. more than nine inches of snow the first time inches of snow the first time in 1998 in kentucky. the governor declared a state of emergency there. snow and wind caused white out conditions in parts of indiana where the national guard was activated to help stranded drivers. a state of emergency was declared in the city ofjeffersonville and nearby floyd county. that is nearby floyd county. that is near the kentucky border. only emergency vehicles were allowed on roads in more than 100,000 customers lost power in missouri, kentucky, illinois as electric lines and trees toppled. the winter weather also forced many school districts to cancel classes today, which was supposed to be the first day back after winter break for most districts. hora break for most

well this is the full costs from the us national weather service at 8 am. local time winds in these areas could reach 90 clements as well. around lunch time, they'll pick up significantly. gus could reach 120 kilometers probably late during the day for cost to suggest those winds will remain strong staying above 100 comments as well. thoughts is a warning that the conditions of favorable for very rapid spread of 5 essentially is may account by says significant firefights and results is all being positioned in strategic locations. the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level wins. and so we're making urgent preparations, my top priority, and the prob, priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. as these winds approach, a la city, firefighters and firefighters from across the county, state and nation, and even overseas, are in a pro active and strategic prost or to save lives. right, those has borne off in the pacific palisades neighborhood over the centuries. it was getting just a little breeze, but tha

the national weather service has predicted that the winds are going to pick up and get worse. >> authorities say the fierce windstorm is threatening more than 13,000 structures tonight. and from the pictures we're seeing, some of those buildings are already lost. good evening, i'm claudine wong. this fire started just before noon. it has exploded to over 1300 acres. you're taking a live look at the scene right now. as you can see, those flames going. the sky is orange and firefighters are on scene. but this fire just keeps moving. and as you can see from the wind and some of those trees, it is blowing now. cal fire says there are mandatory evacuations underway with, quote, immediate threat to life. sections of the pacific coast highway and i-10 are closed to aid in those evacuation efforts, and some evacuating residents even abandoned their vehicles and wanted to be picked up. now, we want to give you a look at where this fire is located. this is a map from cal fire, and it shows this is malibu right here. and this is santa monica right here. and so this is where the fire zone is right in be

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