he comes across 70 acres of lush forest in southern oregon, right off the famed 101, pacific coast highwaye the money to buy that property? were you rich? >> no, no, ultra-poor. they had practically no money when they came down here. >> but ernie works his accounting magic, selling his home and business. and presto! he has the cash. now he's ready to flesh out some dinosaurs. he researches the creatures exhaustively, drawing up sketches and blueprints. i mean, he was almost an engineer when it came to dinosaurs. >> yes, the steel frame went on and then, after that they put metal lath, and they molded it, and then on top of that they put cement. >> then comes the fine artistry. ernie adds details and hand-paints precise features -- eyes, scales, teeth. look at the skin texture even. >> yes. >> but ernie does take some artistic license, adding splashes of bright paint and vibrant patterns. >> grandpa didn't know the exact color scheme, but he said it was the man behind the paintbrush that chose the colors. >> and "the man behind the paintbrush" chooses colors that draw customers. >> part of

i should point out, the structure burning behind me is on the oceanside of pacific coast highway, the pacific coast highway running in front of me. the fire so powerful, able to jump that and head all the way out towards the ocean. >> kaylee hartung, some tense moments there. many celebrities living there, cher tweeting earlier saying she has been living there since the '70s, can't imagine her home might be engulfed by flames, and even will smith after will smith posted how actively he and his family were trying to elevate, move to higher ground. very tense moments for so many living there. among them laura rosenthal, council woman and former mayor of malibu, council member rosenthal, glad you could be with us. what have the last few hours been like for you? >> good morning. it has been a very difficult 24 hours for the whole community of malibu. as you know we were all given the evacuation notice yesterday morning. a lot of people tried to leave in the morning. it was a nightmare getting out. five to six hours for normally a 45 minute drive. we're still assessing the damage. the late

the flames even jumped a freeway and the historic pacific coast highway. it headed right for the pacific ocean. this is video from the malibu colony area, one of the most upscale neighborhoods in the country. no one is immuned in the fire zone. multi-million dollars homes and celebrity homes have been destroyed in malibu. 250,000 people are evacuated from that area. we have this overnight report from nearby. >> reporter: there are police officers on virtually every road here in ventura and los angeles county for this fire, there seems to be no end in sight. not even night fall provided a break for the exhausted first responders. they raced from one fire to the next hoping to save a home or a life. the battle against mother nature continues. >> i resorted to shovel and hose when i could get pressure. >> reporter: this man decided to ignore the mandatory evacuation orders in the mountains above malibu. >> they said you have to evacuate and you said i'm not going anywhere. >> i stayed back. >> reporter: why is that? >> if i haven't, i would have lost my house.

this was right near pacific coast highway. >>> more stunning video shows a rancher trying to escape from fire as the wind blows flames and sparks onto the road. this is in malibu also along the pacific coast highway. >>> in other news this morning, two navy pilots are safe after crashing in the pill feigns sea. it happened overnight northeast of the philippines. the tphaefp says they were in a combat jet from the aircraft carrier uss ronald regan when it had some sort of mechanical problem. a rescue plane was able to get the pilots out of the water and back on the ship quickly. this is the second crash involving aircraft from the uss ronald regan in less than a month. >>> catholic activists demanding change in the wake of multiple sex abuse scandals. some advocates say it's not enough. some are demanding names of all accused clergy be released. >>> people in napa will come together today to remember a vintage high graduate killed in a thousand oaks shooting. >> alaina housing was shot and killed at borderline bar & grill last week. housley was a freshman at pepperdine university. she was

the greatest threat will be along pacific coast highway and canyon roadway. >> we went through the corralyon fire, so we've seen what, the road just turns to a river of mud. >> reporter: she and her daughter filled their cars with as much as they could including their two cats during the mandatory evacuation order. amy says things have been stressful because school is canceled at least until december 3rd. >> especially with ap testing and everything, and i'm a senior, so yeah, i don't know what's going to happen as far as our records and with colleges and stuff. >> reporter: as we drove through malibu, we could see scorched earth butting up against pch and a number of canyon roads which may get blocked if too much rain comes down, so james says have to prepare for that as well. >> we need to make one store trip to get five days of camping supplies. >>> a house fire turned deadly today in the east bay. a teenage girl was killed. the fire started shortly before 4:00 a.m. three people were inside, but as firefighters tried to rescue them, they encountered a flash over, that's when trapped ga

now coupled with these evacuations as people get out of town. 101 and the pacific coast highway have been jam-packed for hours. janelle? >> smoke and haze covering the entire bay area creating beautiful and ominous photos. we'll start with this one, the sun peeking through the smoke. look at sutro tower right there. johnny boy sent us this photo of the sunset. very eerie sight, he called it. here's one from vincent je go a. he took a picture of this and asked people to donate to the american red cross. this one sent us the ominous sun rise this morning. and this one by patrick's project sent us a goat owe from the port of oakland. we'll be right back. i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> before we go, jeff ranieri's going to give us one more update for now on what to expect with the smoke in the air. >> it's going to be just

captured the massive woolsey fire as th advanced over ridge line above malibu and toward the pacific coast highway. sharon mcnary is a reporter at vuthern california public radio and joins me n skype from oak park, california. sharon, tell me what have you been reporting on this morning? what have you seen so far tod? >> i have seen just a lot of destruction, a lot t areas being burned out. there's a very famous park, malibu creek state park, burned over. its visitor's center is lost. the freeway, the 101, a large artery over los angeles. that is burned over. you can see the burned timbers. i'm sitting over one and the smell of wood and stucco. and just the general vibe of people being evacuated and some staying behind, just-- there's a procession of people driving up d down the street just to look at the burned out houses. you know, it's kind o a combination of good neighbor, can i help, and just looky-loo. >> sreenivasan: also, i want to ask about the mask that you've got on right nowth what i air quality like as you travel through these places. >> well, where i am right now, this is one of the

traffic on the pacific coast highway backed up for miles. >> the traffic is getting heavier and heavier and slower and slower. >> reporter: first responders racing to get families to safety. >> report of three people trapped in a house. >> when you have 40, 50, 60-mile-an-hour winds blowing fire at your heels, the importance is to get people out of harm's way. and get them to safety. unfortunately, with that, in trying to get people out of harm's way -- >> reporter: ashley snodgrass, saying she escaped out of her home. >> the fire people are there, but there's nothing that they can do. >> reporter: ais on fire now? >> yeah. >> reporter: look at the flames and the smoke and how it's blowing. that shows you the strength of those winds. >> reporter: the fire exploding overnight, now more than 14,000 acres. you can see what happens when these wind gusts pick up. just a little bit of smoldering debris suddenly sends up showers of embers and those embers can go downwind and start new fires. flames jumping the 101 freeway before dawn, shutting it down. tonight, dozens of homes are destroyed, a

others that came through had boats and jet skis that showed up with water and supplies, the pacific coast highway. they had emergency services come in and i saw a lot of people coming in by boat and dropping things off to people that were still there and stranded. from pepperdine all the way up to ventura was pretty much taken out by the fires and especially in the canyons. where we were near mulholland, safari ranches, they have a giant giraffe there and exotic animals that i know they had a tough time getting those out. horses running wild on the streets. it was chaotic, at the same time they got the animals out pretty safely and they ran to the beach and they got the giraffe out, george, a famous giraffe from the movie the hangover. today people have been talking about donald trump's visit to some of the fire affected regions. people have had things to say, what is your feeling on president trump's visit? i think is first initial comments were not sensitive enough to the community at the time and if he wants to make changes i think he should wait until an appropriate time that people can proce

this fire-nado, as they call it, along the pacific coast highway. flames burning homes on the hill tops there. this time lapse of the mountain on fire, seen from the beach in malibu. people escaping through walls of flames, nearly a quarter million are under mandatory evacuation orders tonight. and, of course, weary firefighters battling from the ground and from the air. there are new fires erupting and we begin tonight with that moment on the highway, not far from where we're reporting. abc's gio benitez leading us off. >> reporter: flames creeping up alongside this busy highway in simi valley as a helicopter swoops in. >> that county ship is going to try to lay down some water along the freeway. this seems to be the hot spot right there. >> reporter: three different agencies fighting this new fire from the sky. we're in highway 118 in the simi valley. and just look at all of the smoke here. authorities are trying to put this fire out. right now, you can see that helicopter. there is a neighborhood, a neighborhood right underneath here. the area wh

the past twenty four hours of this hillside behind me is we're standing right on the famous pacific coast highway though the fire came all the way down to the highway and embers were blowing over there right towards the ocean last night now i have to say this is about as far as we can go and technically that's because the quip when we used to broadcast to you live relies on cell phone no wireless signals and most of the power lines and telephone lines are down you can probably see one that's down over there so this is about as far as we can get and still bring you a live report but the fire officials who gave a briefing earlier today did say that all of that that the two thousand and more firefighters who are battling this blaze here in southern california are dealing with fire conditions so bad none of them have ever seen anything like it before in their career and of course california has a lot of fires so that's really saying something mariam and we know that many people have been left homeless as a result of these fires rob what can you tell us about provisions contingency plans that might be

there was complete gridlock on the pacific coast highway, as the wall of flames hopscotched through neighborhoodsen if people can evacuate their homes, this is what they have to contend with: thick, thick smoke. this fire exploded overnight. ( explosion ) as horrific as it looked from the air, it was worse on the ground. kcbs reporter jeff nguyen found himself trapped in the middle of the firefight. >> you can hear the level of t.gency from these guys. he reporter: by daybreak, homes lay in ruins, as did an iconic movie location. the paramount ranch has been the setting for nearly 500 film and tv westerns, from "gunsmoke" to "westworld." the toll of destruction now appears to have grown exponentially. few knew if their homes would remain standing. so your house is right here? >> yup. >> reporter: we walked with jeff roberts to the house he fled just this morning in malibu >>nyon. >> here's my house. >> reporter: we were met by a firefighter. >> i'm sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> reporter: i'm really sorry. >> thank you. memories gone. i mean, it was all in perfect conditions two and a half

the historic pacific coast highway. this is in the malibu colony area. one of the most upscale neighborhoods in the country. you see that fire going right over the highway. no one is immune in the fire zone. multimillion-dollar homes destroyed in malibu throughout the day. it's believed caitlyn jenner's home was destroyed. this is also where warriors star kevin durant owns a home. nbc bay area's damian trujillo joins us near malibu in agoura hills. what are you seeing around you at this hour? >> reporter: well, you know, raj, there seems to be a police officer stationed on every road here in ventura and in los angeles county. there just seems to be no end in sight. not even nightfall provided a break for the exhausted first responders. they raced from one fire to the next, hoping to save a home or a life. tonight the battle against mother nature continues. >> i resorted to shovel and hose when i could get pressure. >> reporter: rex levy decided to ignore the mandatory evacuation orders in the mountains above malibu. >> they said you have to evacuate, and

and the pacific coast highway, the primary route for 13,000 under mandatory evacuation orders, all lanes southbounds toward safety. there are six major fires burning and 240,000 people forced from their homes. the largest fire burning hundreds of miles to the north claiming the lives of five people found dead in cars. apparently unable to outrun the flames. our team has it all covered starting with gadi schwartz in west lake village. the latest from there? >> reporter: good evening, lester. it is a surreal scene out here, especially for those of us that live in los angeles. this is the way we get to the beach. we have traveled this road so many times before. it's been consumed by flames. the wall of flames came in the dead of night. two fast moving firestorms within miles of each other. firefighters unable to stop their advance. instead focusing on evacuations. >> evacuate, sir. >> the fire department says get out. he says you are going to get trapped. the fire is on on us. >> reporter: 101 freeway one of the most travelled in america is shut down in both directions as flames jumped the

the quick and i know others that came through had boats and jet skis and had supplies, the pacific coast highwayy patrol. they had emergency services come in andi they had emergency services come in and i saw a lot of people coming in by boat and dropping things off to people that were still there and stranded. from pepperdine all the way up to venture was almost taken out by the fires. especially near the canyons and where we were near mulholland, safari ranchers, they have a giant jarrah mulholland, safari ranchers, they have a giantjarrah fair and exotic animals that i know they had a tough time getting those out. horses running wild on the street. it was chaotic, at the same time they got the animals out pretty safely and they read down to the beach and they got the jarrah flout —— giraffe out. today people have been talking about donald trump's visit to some of the fire at regions. —— fire affected. people have had things to say, what is your feeling on people have had things to say, what is yourfeeling on president people have had things to say, what is your feeling on president trump's vi

burned there been no reports of any fatalities in this area what you see here is the famous pacific coast highway it is closed to all but emergency vehicles and right now the press are allowed to come up here but yesterday this was chock a block and just a a mass of vehicles fleeing people told harrowing stories of neighbors pounding on their doors in at one o'clock in the morning telling them they were the fire was coming or fire engines going with loudspeakers blaring telling people to evacuate immediately so it was a chaotic and very fearful scene meanwhile in northern california the what's called the camp fire virtually incinerated the town of paradise that's near the largest city of chico and north of sacramento the state capital at least nine people were killed there in the fires burned to death there trying to flee or in their homes that is expected to rise as there are dozens of people missing and the firefighters are saying this these fires are not under control yet but you can see right now around me there is no wind and that's really good news the wind is down that may give firefighter

that's just scorched and black and and turned to ashes i'm standing right on the edge of the pacific coast highway which normally is chock a block with traffic on a saturday afternoon but today it's just the emergency. workers the police officers and of course firefighters who are on the highway. the number of people as you mentioned. is who have been evacuated from this area and other towns in los angeles and ventura county has reached well over two hundred thousand there are said to be seventy thousand hollis's that are at risk as this fire is just torn through so many different communities at the moment derren the the the winds are calm but that second to last very long is the forecast is for the winds to pick up and remain strong in the coming days so that it's bad news for california firefighters and residents finally i just want to mention though we were talking we were hearing of course from mike hanna just a moment ago about president trump's tweets about florida well the president didn't accept exempt california from his tweet storm either he tweeted that the wildfires were entirely the f

we have all heard of route 66 and the pacific coast highway but what about the hedgehog highway? coming up, meet the man using this tiny route to protect these disappearing creatures. >> and another live look outside. this time from our dublin camera. 580/680 interchange. traffic report coming up. >>> this is a smoky view from however "salesforce tower" camera. looking at the bay bridge, a hazy start to the day. it's 544. we'll talk about what to expect as we head through the weekend as well as next week. >>> apple is partnering with a24 a new york movie studio in a multi-year film production deal. apple is competing with stream services by offering more original content. the new deal helps them developing films. >>> the world's smallest highway. >> uber louis. it started with him. -- here's louis. it started with him. >> a man in the uk said his dog inspired him to create a hedgehog highway. his dog would sniff them out in the backyard. it's to save the declining population of hedgehogs and holes like these are strung together through more than 100 backyards in london neighborho

it happened in malibu on the pacific coast highway. i spoke to the chp.e it was just is an accident. they didn't make any arrests. it was not a hit and run. a local driver did hit the firefighter. he was airlifted here in thousand oaks. he and his team were helping to fight the woolsey fire. we have the latest information on that fire. it has burned 98,300 acres. the new number that just came in moments ago, 57% contained. that's up from 52%. 504 structures destroyed. 94 damaged. that firefighter works in washington. his fellow firefighters came to the hospital with him last night. the station put out a statement saying right now their focus is on the firefighters, his family, and their community. reporting live in thousand oaks, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> okay, amy, thank you. good to see you. i don't know if she can fully hear us. hurry home when you can. >>> only on 7, this is a wild story. even investigators that have been around a long time say this is ingenius. it ended up with the theft of high luxury store items from a union store. >> the poli

malibu.natfor some residents the only way out was through the flames raging on both sides of the pacific coast highway, more nat today drone video showed that many malibu mansions survived ... but some were total losses. firefighters are now concentrating on protecting property and lives ... putting a line around the fire will have to come later.help is on the way ... fifty=five engines are on their way from texas... firefighters giving up thanksgiving with their families to risk their lives (pam) fire scientists say... fire (pam) fire scientists say... both nature and humans share blame for california's devastating wildfires. but they add... forest management did not play a major role ... despite president trump's claims. experts say, nature provides the dangerous winds which have whipped the fires. and human- caused climate change provides the dead trees and shrubs that creat fuel. over the weekend ... the president said, there was no reason for the fires except for "gross mismanagement" "of the forests". (ken) the devastation in paradise is not only affecting residents... but the firefighters worki

these pictures show the flames moving west about five miles from the pacific coast highway, (pam) and today brought another spot fire, flaring up , south of the now= contained hill fire .(ken) kron four's grant lodes shows us why today's spot fire didnt get any bigger. "we are not out of the woods yet, we have some incredibly tough conditions ahead of us."today the air force sent in a giant c=130 hercules to drop fire retardant near lake sherwood. helicopters scooped water from the pacific to douse the flames.the santa ana winds have pushed humidity into the single digits.gusts of near hurricane force push the flames through hills that haven't seen a drop of rain in months. from all that ive seen and heard the fire burned hotter faster and destroyed not only homes but deep infrastructure and other things that make a city a city an image posted on twitter is captioned, "bell canyon has become unrecognizable."this is all that's left of the home james and marcella lived in for th

. >> reporter: you can see over here that wind is pushing that fire and it is crossed pacific coast highwayhere are people here trying to water down their homes with hoses, try to stop the fire. if it jumps the roadway. >> you see it attacked the hillway over near the motel. >> reporter: you're going to stay here? i mean it's right there. >> fire's very close. >> we've seen this hillside on fire before but last time there were no houses there. that's the down side. before it was just brush and it used to happen every so often but we've seen a lot of really nice houses go. firefighters have been hitting this from the air and the ground. here comes the fire trucks. they've been using this to go up and down. we've had to move several times because the fire has been pushing us further and further down. we don't know how many homes have been lost but we know there have been many. cnn, malibu. >> joining tuse talk about the forecast for california because we have the fire north, fire in malibu where some of the richest actors in the world live there. zpl >> we know that fire conditions continue t

to leave their homes and they say they were truly fleeing the flames, trying to get down to pacific coast highwayty of a very wealthy community. the average price of a home here is $3 million. there are celebrities like barbra streisand and kaitlin jenner who had to evacuate. a lot of people are looking at these skies, wondering if their house is going to survive this, brooke. >> how entirely frightening. we'll stay in close contact with you all and thinking of everyone in california to the north and to the south. also out of florida, we're keeping an eye on this emergency hearing that's been under way in broward county. the republican governor, rick scott, is taking his senate race to court. we're speexpecting to hear from senator bill nelson any moment now. keep it here. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely. but allstate helps you. with drivewise. feedback that helps you drive safer. and that can lower your cost now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? is important to me so father being diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer made me think of all the t

malibu.natfor some residents the only way out was through the flames raging on both sides of the pacific coast highway, more nat today drone video showed that many malibu mansions survived ... but some were total losses. firefighters are now concentrating on protecting property and lives ... putting a line around the fire will have to come later.help is on the way ... fifty=five engines are on their way from texas... firefighters giving up thanksgiving with their families to risk their lives (grant) some residents in agoura hills are returning to their homes after evacuating during the woolsey fire. rosie rodriguez returned to her street - thankful to find her home still standing.rosie rodriguez, evacuee"praise the lord! 'cause i thanked him because there were a lot of prayers out there for us." (grant) this small row of homes on cheseboro road are all still here despite being surrounded by flames on friday. eric haupt wanted to stay behind to protect his house.. but quickly changed his mind. eric haupt, evacuee"it went baroooof! it was like someone turned all the gas burners on the entire field and i

about a firefighter from washington state injured when he was hit by a vehicle down by the pacific coast highway battling the woolsey fire. appear at the camp fire i believe three firefighters were injured early on. any other firefighters injured battling this fire? >> early on they were injured but when you have 6000 workingthere are really things falling and hot ash pits that are out there. not to mention the driving in the vehicles. the danger is real even though the fire front has passed the danger is there and our firefighters are conscious every morning that there are a lot of things out there that could hurt them. >> the division chief, john cox. thank you. >>> now to the air quality -- you can see the smoke from the camp fire thing down into the state including the bay area. here is a live look from san francisco. the smoke is reducing visibility. you can see the outline of the day bridge in the distance. market, we are wondering when we might see some relief. >>>>> maybe over the weekend. a slow gradual improvement heading into the weekend but we will still keep an eye on this. last wee

that caused huge backups on the pacific coast highway.ast because wind gusts on friendship weday becau gusts were up to 60 miles per hour, that meant firefighters had to suspend air drops. today they hope to get helicopters and planes up in the air. >> thank you. >>> president trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to areas devastated by the wildfires. in a tweet this morning the president blamed the fires on mismanagement of the state's forests and said that must be fixed or california will receive no more federal payments. the president had already issued an emergency declaration providing federal found help firefighters. >>> president trump and french president macron had what's described as a disagreement this morning over a comment from macron suggesting europe should create an army of its own. the two men are in paris to participate in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. mr. trump says macron's comments were insulting. the french government dismissed the dustup as a misunderstanding. both m

roll in late wednesday afternoon into wednesday evening, and the greatest threat is along the pacific coast highwaynd canyon roadways. >> we went through the corral canyon fire, and we have seen what -- the road just turns into a river of mud. >> the national weather service in los angeles says there's a potential for rock slides, mud slides, and minor debris flows across the wooles fire and hill fire burn areas. >>> the president says a full report on the murder over jamal khashoggi is coming today or tomorrow, and in an interview with fox news yesterday, mr. trump said he was briefed on the audio tape, but he doesn't need to hear it. he did not say if the report on khashoggi would be made public, but cbs news confirmed u.s. intelligence agencies connected the crown prince to the killing last month, and it's unclear exactly what role he played. >>> cnn's jim acosta has his press pass again for now. the judge issued a temporary restraining order that will allow him to keep the press pass until the end of the month. the washington post says unless a permanent order is issued, white house officials s

there was a flare-up last night in the area of topanga canyon and that's led to part of the pacific coast highway being shut down. 150 square miles, that's what this fire is encompassing. it's made it the largest fire on record for l.a. county in the past 100 years, it's burning in ventura county. those winds expected to last through the end of today. >> thank you. >>> the fda is investigating reports of a deadly heart disease in dogs. experts are concerned about a potential link to what the dogs are eating. some of the cases are right here in e ar spoke to the owners and the california researchers studying the problem. >> i think we need to take it seriously and think about what's going on with our pet food. >> baker is kind of living proof that something is going on. >> the dog food dilemma facing pet owners, that's tonight at 11:00. mrs. walker. michael vasquez! come over here. i've heard such good things about you, your company. well, i wouldn't have done any of it without you. without this place. this is for you. michael, you didn't have to... and, we're going to need some help with the rest

the pacific coast highway and the malibu area are among the locations of greatest concern. >> known what to does. i'm packed to get out of here. that's about it. depends how much tout. >> the burned almost 9798% ned.>> a n s tthr years in prison for inciting violence at a southern california political rally. ple guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal riots act. he was charged in connection with a rally in huntington beach last year. in his plea green, lob admitted he and other members of the group called the rice against movement were involved in violent attacks at the demonstration. >>> >>> a rum to block cash bail in california is going on the 2020 ballot. 520,000 elections were submitted to election officials more than 200,000 extra. if the signatures are verified, the law signed by governor brown would be suspended until voters decide whether to overturn it. >>> investors hope for recovery on the last day of trading before the holiday begins. all three major u.s. indices are now in the red for the year. after the big sell-off. here's a look at the numbers

parts of 101 and the pch, the pacific coast highway, are closed at this bring in damian in the fire zone for us near malibu. these are high-profile communities in danger. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, just a lot of deaf stay, raj. this is a roadblock that you see a lot here in ventura and in l.a. county. this is a road that takes you into malibu from highway 101. the officer highly recommended that we not get on this road, but he says he can't stop us because we're a news organization. there are embers on the road. there are downed power lines. as far as the folks, homeowners, there is a lot of despair for a lot of these communities. the flames jumpedth, the town o malibu under mandatory evacuation. >> it happened really, really fast. reallyll of a sudden the fire was there. so it was really fast. >> reporter: there are multiple fires north of downtown l.a. >> you look exhausted, tired. >> of course. my wife took the kids and went somewhere, so i got to find them. >> reporter: an elderly people who had to leave their home pleaded with us to check if it's still standing. the neigh

out there is also a high surf warning for beaches in the same area for several parts of the pacific coast highwayave been flooded by high water. >>> protesters want a complete overhaul of pg&e after the camp fire. angry demonstrators shutdown the california public utilities commission meeting in san francisco yesterday. they are worried that customers will be forced to bail out the utility. state lawmakers are considering a bill that would protect us pg&e from massive liabilities connected to massive wildfires. >> it happened in sam bruce or -- san bruno in santa rosa and if they fail pg&e out from this and let them pass the cost of that tragedy onto ratepayers, then it will happen again. >> the agency had this response. the commission took multiple steps related to protecting wildfire affected customers and looking at the long-term future of pg&e. we extended a consumer protection that pg&e was directed to put in place after the 2017 north in california wildfires and approved a decision that required pg&e to implement safety recommendations to improve its safety, culture and operations. the agen

. >> reporter: just up the pacific coast highway this is the malibu park area.re, trees ripped out by their roots. just across the street that panel truck is on its side. here burnt telephone poles line the street as home after home was destroyed. here a backyard gym melted away. city officials say it will be at least a few days before residents are allowed back and the malibu mayor who is also a firefighter understands their concerns. >> i know everybody is really frustrated on the outside and they're trying to get back in and i understand that. i really do understand all those people outside, i know they want to get back in, but there's still some danger here. >> reporter: residents have said the water pressure went on and off during this fire. that's one of the concerns that they have. in fact, malibu city officials will have a meeting with residents tomorrow night. in malibu i'm david goldstein, kpix5. >>> back here to the bay area, paul, a lot of folks wondering will air ever get better? >> it's seemingly no. tomorrow will be day no. 6 and we're likely look

as we traveled down the pacific coast highway this morning to get here, our vehicles were stopped about a dozen times by police, checkpoint after checkpoint ensuring that we were press and allowing us to pass through, but no one else is allowed back into these areas where these evacuation orders are still standing. >> i think one of the toughest things because you have got to be wanting so badly to go back to this area in malibu and thousand oaks and the canyons and on the coast. it's so beautiful. i cannot imagine what it's going to look like when this is all said and done. caylee hartung, thank you so much. allison chinchar, meteorologist, is here with us to help us understand how the window of opportunity is going to last. >> it's closing quickly and not much time left before the wind is increasing and shift and a combination of both really. today you have the critical and elevated fire threat in northern california. in attorney california, you also have the addition of the extreme fire threat, the top category that you can possibly get and that is because those winds in southern cal

several stretches of the pacific coast highway have been flooded by high water. >>> in oakland, an officereportedly has been fired for violating the police departments high-speed chase policy. according to the san francisco chronicle, an independent monitor overseeing police reform included the violation in the report last month. the policy bans police officers from pursuing high-speed chases if the suspect is not considered violent. that report says several other officers involved in the chase were suspended. one person was seriously hurt after the chase ended in a crash. >>> a samford math lecturer is under investigation after former wrestlers at the school accused him of harassment. according to the san jose mercury news, seven former wrestlers said the lecturer would frequently show up in the team showers after practice to lear at them. some wrestlers say the coaches knew but did nothing to stop it. the man design -- denies the accusations and says it's a misunderstanding. >>> the democratic party chairman has resigned and made sexual misconduct allegations in california he said he dec

this is pacific coast highway, folks. this is charred. do you see any vegetation left here? just unbelievable. this is basically malibu we're looking at here. scorched earth is what we're talking about, the entire landscape. this is just baron as a result of what we're talking about. these incredible fires that we're talking about shouldn't be happening this late in the season, right? we should have left the season certainly about a month ago. we're getting into now -- we're supposed to get the rain. no rain. we'll continue to get the wind, low relative humidity. i think the fire conditions today are going to be approach shus. look at this, at one point a football field was burned every .72 seconds. you can't picture that. folks on the ground have been seeing it. strong winds once again. perhaps 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds. yes, weather patterns change but look what stays? dry fuels. that's because of drought. ongoing drought which climate change of course can be responsible for. that is waiting for the conditions, the winds and when they come you get these explosions of fires

ocean-side homes as panicked residents sought to escape through a massive traffic jam along the pacific coast highway. the woolsey fire began near the santa susana field laboratory, site of a partial nuclear meltdown nearly 60 years ago. california's department of toxic substances control said it did not believe the flames kicked up any radioactive materials. on sunday, governor jerry brown said the fires were driven by climate change and that california needs to learn to adapt. >> we're in a new abnormal. and things like this will be part of our future. this won't be the beginning. it will be things like this and worse. amy: the fires are so large they can be clearly seen from space. smoke and ash have left millions of californians exposed to air quality rated "unhealthy" or "very unhealthy" levels, with residents of los angeles,, sacramento, and the bay area warned against spending time outdoors. president trump p responded to e fires by blaming california officicials and threatenening tt off dederal aid. early saturday, he tweeted -- "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest

also around midnight, a firefighter from washington state hit by a car on the pacific coast highway.lifted for treatment. injuries not life threatening. parts of the pch, the main road in and out of malibu, have been closed since the fire began. now, partially opened for evacuees allowed back into areas now deemed safe. some returning to good news. >> the house was clean. the house was, like, fresh. >> reporter: now, the blame game begins, a lawsuit filed on behalf of camp fire survivors alleges pg&e failed to form the necessary inspections, maintenance, or repair of its equipment. pg&e did report an outage just 15 minutes before the camp fire ignited but the actual cause of that fire is still under investigation. some now saying warnings were also too little too late. the death toll from these fast-moving fires will likely rise as this gruesome search continues. now, impa want to talk about th houses behind us because this tells us why california is facing these problems. as the population of the state exploded, more and more houses built right up against these combustible wildlands

malibu.natfor some residents the only way out was through the flames raging on both sides of the pacific coast highway, more nat today drone video showed that many malibu mansions survived ... but some were total losses. firefighters are now concentrating on protecting property and lives ... putting a line around the fire will have to come later.help is on the way ... fifty=five engines are on their way from texas... firefighters giving up thanksgiving with their families to risk their lives. (ryan) the latest numbers on the woolsey fire... 91- thousand acres, two deaths and 370 homes and businesses burned.some people have been allowed to go back home, but 200-thousand still remain evacuated. the woolsey fire is only 20 percent contained. (anchor) taking a live (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: smoke from the camp fire cintinues to bring poor air quality to the bay area. unhealthy air continues to sit over most of the bay area. highs today were in the 60s and

several parts of the pacific coast highway have been flooded by high water. >>> time is 7:37. a proposed new bill aims to ban the sale of flavored e cigarettes. the state senator will introduce a bill and the goal is to stop the use by teenagers. the proposed law would ban sales in retail stores as well as vending machines. violators would be fined up to 600 dollars for the first offense. >>> lego is launching a san francisco skyline set, the display featuring several icons including the painted ladies and golden gate bridge, hoyt tower and alacatrez and the trans america pyramid. sets this size usually sell from 40 to 60 dollars. the san francisco lego set is launching next year. i thought i had every one in the world at my house but i think we might need this one. >> one more. >>> texting while sleeping is an issue for some young adults, coming up at 8:00, the new study showing a rise in the trend and the add viegs to avoid what could become an embarrassing problem. >>> also a big weekend for college sports here in the bay area. we'll preview tonight's pack 12 champ yob ship

malibu.natfor some residents the only way out was through the flames raging on both sides of the pacific coast highway firefighters are now concentrating on protecting property and lives ... putting a line around the fire will have to come later.help is on the way ... fifty=five engines are on their way from texas... firefighters giving up thanksgiving with their families to risk their lives im ryan o donnell ( darya ) the woolsey fire also forced singer lady gaga from her malibu home.she posted video on social media of her evacuation.she the took to twitter to express her thoughts.among other things, she thanked firefighters, police and first responders who are fighting the fires. ( darya ) actor gerard butler says his house is half-gone. the '300' star shared this image of the garage.you see one car burned. miley cyrus and neil young are some other celebrities whose homes were affected by the woolsey fire. ( james )in national headlines .... two years after his extradition from mexico, notorious drug cartel boss joaquin "el chapo" guzman faces an american jury today in the most significant criminal

well, we, we're about five miles up from the pacific kest -- coast highway in a canyon from the statech. we got a call 3:00 in the morning that the fire was down in the san fernando valley, very far from us, near the 101 freeway. i drove up to camp, was up there. within a couple hours it jumped the 101. once it jumped the 101 we moved into action. we have animals. we have two of our torahs, one that is 300 years old, rescued from the holocaust that we saved as well as of course about 25 staff that live on site, in a few hours able to get everybody out. literally right when we were leaving, there was no voluntary evacuation. we went from voluntary, voluntary to mandatory very quick, within couple hours. i mean it was voluntary. it was not right at mandetory. so we got everything out that we were able to get out. and, as we were leaving, i was the last one there, and at our gates, we, the sheriff's department started to coming around and like basically telling everybody, did you get out? i was driving up the road. i told the sheriff who was standing there, we're all out, shalom institut

that's how we would get to the pacific coast highway in pal buoy thermalibu there are ps down. 31 peopleern california and two in the southern part of the state where several celebrities live. actor garrard butler tweeting this out sunday. returned to my house in malibu after evacuating, heart-breaking time across california inspired as ever by the courage, spirit and sacrifice of firefighters, thank you l.a. fire department. miley cyrus affected two my house no longer stands but the memories shared with my family and friends stand strong. um i am grateful for went on to thank the firefighters. windy conditions there are spreading the flames. and the camp fire torching more than 100,000 acres. it's 25% contained. deemed the most destructive wildfire in california history. but, through the devastation, the american spirit shining through. check this out. officers spotting this american flag amazingly unharmed. they took the flag for safe-keeping and plan to return it to the owners. in all, more than 300,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. some of them are able to start returning to

, the woolsey fire burned very rapidly overnight crossing highway 101 in ventura county and is burning in a trajectory towards the pacific coast and in this area, fire history over the decades has shown under the santa ana wind conditions, it will be continuous throughout the day in that area. it will continue to drive that fire in that direction. >> highway 101 has been shut down in multiple areas in that burn zone, even with daylight, this one car got on the highway 101 in agora hills and did a about-face, a u-turn to get off the highway. as you can see visibility in that area very pour. not too far away to the southwest, that's where the hill fire is burning, it's scorched some 6,000 acres, there are mandatory evacuations in the area at cal state university, channel island and that's the coastline and the fire jumped highway 101 overnight as well. 0% containment like the woolsey fire and schools have been shut down today because of those two fires. just to put these fires into perspective. i have numbers to share with you, according to the cal fire website, 2018 alone, there's been 16,4814 fires, six are burning now, 160,00

highway 101 in ventura county. and is burning in a project array towards the pacific coast . in this area, fire history over the decades as shown, under the santa ana wind conditions, it will be continuous throughout today there in that area, will continue to drive that fire in that direction. again, we are monitoring all of this, as the director said, we have ordered up additional fire engines. over 100 fire engines from outside of california loses california, bringing those additional resources in. but we are a long ways from us being out of the firefight. right now, we are focused -- our focus is on life safety. their active rescues continuing to go on and all of these fires. in particular, the campfire in butte county. folks have talked about it yesterday. fire conditions were critical, we had hundreds of fire resources and law enforcement resources in the area. but often, folks talk about aircraft. we have every available aircraft signed up and available and responding to us here throughout the state. the challenge is, high winds and visibility oftentimes hamper the abil