leaving communities on the pacific ocean, including the city of santa barbara, preparing for evacuations. james cooper reports. for california, an epic battle continues. they've been fighting this blaze in the mountains north of los angeles all week, and still it devours forest and brush, and has destroyed more than 430 buildings. yet again tonight, this blaze is burning with an intense ferocity, and that means a battle, because there is property down here, very close to the fire, and these firefighters have been working very, very hard for the past few days. they are exhausted, but they are back here again now to try and stop this fire from burning these properties. the fire is now churning towards the pacific ocean, where communities as far north as santa barbara are preparing for evacuations. to the south, a new blaze exploded fast in san diego county, blowing up gas tanks under homes and forcing pupils to flee from their schools.

the wind is blowing out to the pacific ocean. use see some numerous spot fires but the thing i would point out, with last year's rain, it was a good rainfall for southern california. these hills may not normally -- in five years we have not seen that much vegetation. here is the story with the fire as we go into the next few nights we will see the when continuing to stay strong they are strongest in the early morning hours. this right here, you can see this notch that has been getting notched out as those wins come wrapping -- as the wind comes wrapping around. as they sink, and they funnel into these grooves and canyons, it accelerates the winds. it's like squirting something out of the squirt gun. one of the things we can point out, some of these observations, the wind observation, 67 mile- per-hour winds. these are winds that people reporting. this is just above sea level, and near sea level we see 60 miles per hour. as we look, there is some wind gusts up to 68 miles per hour. we will probably have some trees down. all in thi

more than 6000 firefighters are battling it, but still the blaze rages in the hills above the pacific ocean. these helicopter pilots are working hard, trying to slow down the northward advance of this huge fire. but still it is marching on, down from the ridge top, and the concern is that it might affect homes here, and it could burn all the way down to santa barbara on the pacific ocean. california feels like a state under siege by the climate. rising temperatures, years of drought, longer and more devastating wildfire seasons. the governor says in his warming -- in this warming world, it is no surprise. governor brown: this could be something that happens every year, every few years. it happens to some degree. it is just more intense, more widespread, and we are about a ready to have firefighting christmas. this is very odd and unusual, but it is the way the world is. james: they are carrying on the best they can. inside the greenhouse, they have had to install fans to blow ash off the leaves. 150 people work here. many are worried about their homes and the local economy. >> the whole com

the pacific ocean all the way to asia and china. here the people of the marshall islands of once again being subjected to the testing of weapons of mass destruction designed for a coming war. the place is part of a remarkable. knownas vision twenty twenty devised in the nine hundred ninety s. it's amos described officially as full spectrum dominance. this means control and see. cyber space and space five four three two one. from california almost five miles away the usa for intercontinental missile by firing at the marshall. imagine a missile coming screaming out of the sky it's absolutely terrifying there i think that there's there's really nothing. that i can imagine that that would be more terrifying than this and we're talking about. devices that any one of them could go off course. none of this disturbs life on the base where small town america has been recreated a wonderland of the suburban good. idealist but there's nothing better than living on a tropical island i'm very much of each property you know it's ok i live here. ju

you can see storms in the pacific ocean, they're just getting push today the north.s why we've been dry for quite some time. to the east coast, they're getting precipitation, in this case in the form of snow showers. they're also getting an invasion of arctic air. by wednesday morning it's going to feel like 1 below in pittsburgh, only 4 in syracuse, 11 in boston. so certainly the cold air, the active weather is positioned in the northeast. and that's where we'll stay for much of the up coming week. here's the accuweather forecast. it's nothing but mild air tomorrow. and the spare the air day is in effect. another beautiful week. even thursday ask friday we keep that mild weather pattern. then into really wednesday of next week we'll track that chance of showers moving through. >> we'll be watching it closely. >>> sfo has come up with a new way to reduce congestion while picking up or dropping off loved ones this holiday season. plus. >> best motion picture, music or comedy. >> the build up to award season >> the build up to award season is under way. jardiance is th

it is advancing our down towards the pacific ocean.communities there are and possibly moving up towards santa barbara on the coast. there is an alert them. there are at least four major fires alert them. there are at least four majorfires and alert them. there are at least four major fires and really six fires you could count as significant fires burning up and down the southern california coast and slightly inland as well. they have caused an enormous amount of destruction. without being too simplistic about it, can they see an end to this? how much is the weather making it impossible to forecast how to bring this to a close? and think they can see at least an improvement in conditions, because last night they took the unprecedented step of issuing a text alert to millions of residents of southern california warning of fire danger. never before have so many residents being warned at one time. the forecast is thought that there were going to be exceptionally high winds today, very gusty winds. in the wind is not quite as strong as they

there is a shot of the fire reflecting off of the pacific ocean.t is near the getty center near belair crest. >> densely populated areas. very expensive areas. mainly densely populated . >> these are coming from people who work in la tv. these are not just random tweets . >> good. the wind is making a bad . >> there is one dust, we have a breeze here, there is still some pretty good gusts coming up the oakland berkeley hills heading to the coast and parts of the city. this is more localized, not widespread, but we do have a freeze warning. if you are in wind protected areas you are probably in the upper 20s or low 30s. if you have a breeze you're probably in the upper 30s or low 40s. this is the thomas fire from 9 pm last night until 4 am. that was last night and now look at this morning. that is where it is down by the ocean. this is zero containment. there are still gusts. fremont canyon has 80 miles an hour, that's the strongest gusts i've heard about. east northeast at la. it is in the higher elevations where it is funneled down the canyon so t

more than 6000 firefighters are battling it, but still the blaze rages in the hills above the pacific oceanpilots are working hard, trying to slow down the northward advance of huge fire. but still it is marching on. down from that ridge top, and the concern is that ridge top, and the concern is that it might affect homes here, and it could even burn all the way down towards santa barbara, on the pacific ocean. california feels like a state under siege by the climate. rising temperatures, years of drought, longer and more devastating wildfire seasons. governor says, drought, longer and more devastating wildfire seasons. governorsays, in this warming world, it is no surprise. this could be something that happens every year, or every few years. it happens in some degree. it isjust few years. it happens in some degree. it is just more few years. it happens in some degree. it isjust more intense, more widespread, and we are about ready to have firefighting at christmas. this is very odd and unusual, but it is the way the world is. on the letters line, they are carrying on as best they can. insi

you were in beijing looking out stood on the tallest building in beijing and looked out of the pacific ocean you'd see american warships you'd see guam is about to sink because there's so many missiles pointed at china you look up the korean see american armaments pointing at china you'd see japan which is basically. japan's a glove over the american fist i think if i was chinese i'd have a little to worry about about american aggressiveness and we have china surrounded and we're doing more all the time to try and keep it surrounded and deepen that containment of china. but china presents a fascinating case of a country that is independent doesn't have foreign bases on its territory. growing very rapidly not as rapidly now as it did for thirty years but still the second ranking economy in the world we have an adversary and that adversary is china and that adversary unless there is dramatic reform inside china will be our enemy someday when miss. i think really the needs to be dispelled somehow china's aiming to replace america and going to run the world. well first of all the chinese are not

they were stretching along the pacific ocean, if you will. say three, four, maybe even five miles. so that's where the leading and active edge of this fire is right now. the good news is, i'm sure you can tell there are no houses here. on my side of this freeway, there are some very, very you know affluent areas with million dollar homes. right now, those houses are not being threatened because they're making a stand right here. back to you. >> paul, thank you so much. paul, i can see the fire burning behind you. thank you so much. >>> happening at the white house, let's head back to washington. president trump meeting with his cabinet as we speak. we're expecting some of the video coming out. we'll play that for you any minute now. we'll bring that straight it out. what the president is going to be hitting on. we know the president is going to be making a major announcement on u.s. policy towards israel. announcing the u.s. will be moving its embassy from tel aviv to israel and the impact that will have. repercussions very serious. we'll bri

more than 6,000 firefighters are battling it but still the blaze rages in the hills above the pacific oceane northward advance of this huge fire. but still it is marching on, down from that ridge top, and the concern is that it might affect homes here and it could even burn all the way down to santa barbara on the pacific ocean. california feels like a state under siege by the climate — rising temperatures, years of drought, longer and more devastating wildfire seasons. the governor says in this warming world, it's no surprise. this could be something that happens every year or every few years. it happens to some degree, it's just more intense, more widespread, and we are about ready to have firefighting at christmas. this is very odd and unusual but it is the way the world is. on the lettuce line, they're carrying on as best they can. inside the greenhouse they've had to install a fan to blow ash off the leaves. 150 people work here. many are worried about the homes and the local economy. the whole community is going to suffer, you know. yesterday all the restaurants are closed and you kno

if you are in beijing looking out the pacific ocean you'd see american warships when miss was that somehow time as aiming to replace america and around the world well the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our first president george washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china at this time on a just see of. the . protesters face off with israeli troops.

it burned towards the pacific ocean, the pacific coast highway and part of highway 101. hundreds of homes have burned. 50,000 people have been evacuated. and more than 15,000 homes are still in danger. >> we're just kind of waiting and if the fire crosses the road over here, we're probably going to wet down the roof, spray it down and turn the sprinklers on and get out of there. >> the bel-air crews battling the skirball fire are making progress. that's 20% contained. the gety museum was closed to the public as flames burned across the 405 within sight of the museum. we'll have a report from the southern california fire lines coming up in the next half hour at 4:30. >>> a woman affected bid the north bay fires will be helping to send supplies to others. >> you're my angel. i don't know what i'd do without you. >> reporter: a retired dental hygienist and a retired chp officer marvel over donations collected in a few days. >> blankets, masks, a hazmat suit, stuff for kids. >> reporter: supplies headed to ventura county. her family's longtime avocado ranch burned the first

hot dry winds have whipped the flames across more than eighty kilometers nearly to the pacific ocean twenty seven thousand has been one of the worst years on record for wildfires in california. the state fire chief blames climate change for spawning more and bigger blazes and warns that this wildfire could continue on its path of destruction for several more days. a tanzanian born artist has made history by becoming the first black woman to win britain's most prestigious art award the turner prize liban to him it scooped up the award worth around twenty eight thousand euros for her work addressing racial politics and the legacy of slavery when there. is a prize. is that they're you know hey mate it's been a long wait for been a hammett's she's not only the first black woman to pick up the turner prize but also the oldest ever went to britain's most prestigious out towards the sixty three year old artist thank those who supported her since emerging in the one nine hundred eighty s. as a leading light of british. to the arts and cultural historians who cared enough to write essays abou

if you are in beijing looking out the pacific ocean you'd see american warships when mess was that somehow time as aiming to replace america and going to run the world well the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our first president george washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china at this time and i just see it. donald trump has rescinded foreign aid to charities that perform actively promote abortion people and power discovers the consequence is a us president spends strength can have on countless lives around the globe he's completely unjust against eulogize people will go for oneself of bush and those people we trump and the ethics of foreign aid at this time on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera.

in ventura county northwest of los angeles and has spread over eighty kilometers nearly to the pacific ocean one day after russia was banned from competing in the twenty eighteen winter olympics four states doping the kremlin says that it will take time to consider its response twenty two individual athletes are appealing against lifetime bans handed down by the international olympic committee and any russian athletes that can prove that they are clean of doping will be allowed to compete as neutrals but time is short with just ten weeks before games begin in south korea. the russian team has always called the oil at the winter olympics but that is set to change in twenty eight saying the i.o.c. says clean athletes can compete under a neutral flag but russia could still boycott the games and for fear that plates from competing opinion in the country is divided some feel their athletes should only compete under a russian flag. you can secure more i think there will be very few athletes who will be great to compete under unusual but if someone does i would tell them to go after the money and f

that's the thick smoke hanging over the pacific ocean. this photo taken by nasa's satellite. >> you can see just how hazy and smoky that mountain ridge is all the way from the pacific ocean into the l.a. basin. i want to give you another live look from nbc bay area chopper. this is what we understand is the creek fire which is actually in los angeles county in san fernando valley. that's burning very dense housing there as well. our coverage of the fires continuing throughout our newscast. we'll take you back to ventura county to check this with jay gray for update on the thomas fire. >> back here in the bay area other headlines this evening. we're following developing story in san francisco. police are searching for two pit bulls who attacked a woman and her shi wchihuahua. investigators releasing surveillance photos. you can see the pit pubulls. they are suspected of knocking the woman doin. it happened last month. the pit bulls ran off. police say those dogs are a risk to public safety and also looking for the owner as well. >>> did th

the cooking area of responsibility park and not the ferry crossing over the open sea out in the pacific ocean which you have very rough waters. under sancho's thanks very much for bringing us up to date on that a passenger ferry going down from manila thanks very much. well we have some sports now in there was a blockbuster german cup match on wednesday night with table toppers by a new nick hosting informed door and here's the best of the action from the last sixteen clash. dortmund beat by a long route to winning the cup last season i did win two in a row and a new coach. but winning at the audience arena is tough for any team. and but i made a fast start in the twelve minute nicklaus soothers headed to turn to the drone pilot in the rebound it was his first ever could go and get by and it deserved lee . but dortmund almost levelled on thirty five minutes when the bull run through to under ya malenko but cleared off the line. soon after though by and doubled their lead when a well move was expertly fitted through most of. the fine fans knew they'd seen something special that a rough time in

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thomas fire in ventura county, jumped 101 reaching the pacific ocean.he rye fire is in santa clarita. >> in terms of the size of the fires, the creek fire, 11,000 acres, rye, 5,000 acres and the thomas is largest, having burned about 55,000 acres. this morning, the dangerous wind and dry conditions remain, meaning the wildfires could spread more. >> "today" show miguel alma gur is live with what firefighters are facing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i want to let you know that fire you were looking at, those live pictures is by the getty center on the 405, not far from l.a.x. the hillsides, there are severa multimillion dollar homes and the getty museum. firefighters are throwing many assets there. they are spread across the region where we are at. home after home, completely destroyed. we know at least 150 structures damaged or destroyed. there is no question that number will rise when crews are able to get up in the air this morning. a better perspective of how widespread that damage is. hundreds of structures, hundreds of homes have been

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this point the fire is considered unstoppable jumping the 101 freeway and made its way to the pacific ocean. >> kenneth, in october, when the wildfires here erupted, we saw so many firefighters, thousands of firefighters, joining the fight. how many fire crews are working on the front lines in southern california this morning? >> reporter: yeah. we have seen firefighters from all over the state and the region down here fighting these fires. as last check there were 1100 firefighters here on the front lines in addition to about 1,000 sheriff's deputies who also are going door to door trying to make sure people who need to evacuate are evacuated. but it's important to point out at this point they have a lot of work ahead of them. this fire is 0% contained this morning. >> the santa ana winds we have been talking about them and looks like there's no stopping them. >>> high pressure over southern california and winds have sent the fire to the pacific ocean jumping 101. here are the three fires in southern california the lines that you're seeing, the offshore winds anytime you get winds coming i

the pacific ocean. we have the smoke spilling in out into the pacific.t has turned a corner -- you cannot see it. it has moved north. we have had smoked in our atmosphere. you might have noticed it. a spare the air night for tomorrow night. it might have to do with the smoke in the stable environment. you will see a little smoke. you might smell some smoke from the ventura fire. there is no fall along the coast. it is cold outside right now. this pattern will persist. 35 fairfield. 5 degrees cooler than last night. livermore 7 degrees cooler. there is the golden gate bridge. forecast overnight lows easily in the middle to low 30s. frost a possibility. these other forecast high temperatures for tomorrow. 65 in napa or 64 vallejo. for this time of year it is pretty warm. 64 mountain view. 72 santa cruz. 65 san jose. your five day forecast is a dry one. it keeps the same temperatures rolling through the weekend. and beyond. there is a blocking pattern. we have this rich over the top of us. it is not going to move. of east they have the trough. they are atta

it reached the pacific ocean. thomas fire is the largest, having burned 55,000 acres. the creek fire, 11,000 acres, the rye fire, 5,000 acres. the new fire burned 50 acres so far. it's been rapidly growing. here is reaction from someone who was forced to flee. >> honestly, i have nowhere. it's hard seeing your hometown be like this. just to be helpless. >> at last check, officials said more than 27,000 people were forced to evacuate. we are going to check in with knbc, our sister station. we are understanding that -- someone is trapped in her home. listen in. [ sirens ] >> we are at the point we can hardly hear you. >> i'm going text you all. i will put it on instagram right now. it's pretty much -- you hear the fire trucks. they are trying to get to an area where the fire broke. >> it looks like this is natalie, the back up video are fire trucks, several fire trucks driving with their sirens on. this is the back up they were talki talking about. so many out battling the fires, they needed to call in extra resources. hopefully they are going to help out the crews alrea

the thomas fire jumped highway 101, reaching the pacific ocean. it is near santa clarita. the creek fire is burning near sylmar. >> in terms of the size of the fires, the creek fire is 11,000 acres. the rie fire is 5,000. the thomas is the largest, so far, have been burned 55,000 acres. >> we sent our own crew to ventura to speak to the people impacted by the fire. >> jodi hernandez filed this report. >> reporter: it's been a long and stressful night for folks here in ventura county. as you can see, the hillside has been ablaze all through the night. this morning, the threat is far from over. the wind fueled thomas fire continues to spread in ventura county, leaving entire neighborhoods aglow. the people who live there on edge. many are choosing not to evacuate. up stead, they are doing what they can to protect their homes. >> a bunch of structures that have been burned. ventura is totally burnt up. i hope we are not part of the statistics. >> we'll fight it. if it gets ugly, i have my car in the drive way packs, with somewhere to go. >> one home everybody is watching, the

this is almost to the pacific ocean. this is the major artery between ventura and santa barbara called the 101. i'll try to give you a sense of the scope of how widespread this is. you see that there. there are flames everywhere. it is not like a firefighting crew can get he in there right now. in a sense, we don't want to put forces in there to get that out. they have to let it burn down to the freeway. >> and that's a difficult job. the abc7 news app has been sending out news alerts. >>> the fbi has formed a special team to take a look at the north bay he wildfires. this is about false advertising to housing to people donations to charities. officials say they are seeing numerous duplicate claims filed by those seeking help from the federal government. they will investigate and take looks these cases very seriously. in the meantime, new totals are staggering to hear. insurance claims add up to -- >>> a vallejo man is getting a lot of praise for saving a neighbor's life. he happened upon the house fire and without hesit

this fire made a big advance and the thomas fire as it is called burned towards the pacific ocean.t's good news and bad news. good news because clearly the pacific ocean, you know, is a barrier and one that will stop the flames' advance. you mentioned the 405 freeway. just in front of us, you can't quite see it, is the 101, the major artery that connects los angeles, ventura, santa barbara, all the way up to san francisco. it is still moving right now. they haven't shut it down. this terrain is so rugged and so steep that they're not going to send firefighters up there. too dangerous, and, frankly, they don't want to waste their time doing it. they're going to go ahead and let this burn down towards the freeway and toward the ocean. this is one of the active flanks of flame right now in ventura county and i can tell you that it's burning like this for four or five miles, brianna. >> all right. paul, stand by for us. i want to jump on over to kyung lah. she is a south of you there in bel-air. kyung, we spoke last hour, i was heartened by what looked like visible progress as helicopt

he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean.rder a military strike. the president is following his instinct. and his instinct, if he's challenged, as he has been by the north koreans, is, as he says sometimes, he's a counterpuncher, to punch back. this could go bad very, very quickly. and it could go very bad very, very quickly. and a lot of people can die very, very quickly. winston churchill once said that meeting jaw to jaw is better than war. but pyongyang says it will not talk to america until it accepts north korea is a legitimate nuclear state. washington is adamant that will never happen. and with each new test, the pressure on the american president to act grows stronger. it is going to be quite chilly first thing on saturday, certainly with a good frost around. but the weather will turn milder over the next few days. by the time we get to sunday, i suspect double—figure temperatures across of the uk. at the moment there is a dip in the jetstream which brings in cold air from the north. here, we start to see a south—wes

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and the pacific ocean down where people are working for a few bucks a day. he discovered this is what makes you a communist. >> and they make them down there. the fellow up on top said we make them down there. the other trip was to the mississippi delta, chris matthews. i did not know, and you illustrate when he comes back, he gets his kids together. >> he walks in, hugh, on the family. they ate well. they didn't drink. jack always said we eat well around here. there was food all over the table and eight or nine kids. he comes in stark, frightened by what he saw. he saw third world kids. i saw this in the peace corps.disextended stomachs. the kids are dying in mississippi. all they eat all day is mow lass else, which is enough sugar to keep moving. he goes back and said you do not know how lucky you are. i think that was the most profound thing besides his brother getting killed. >> amazing. the thing i wanted to close with there is a memoir, a biographical essay about holy cross, the university of north carolina chapel hill. you marched but stayed on the si

it jumped the 10 1 freeway and it's made it its way all the way to the pacific ocean, anne-marie. >> very scary. thank you so much, kenneth. >>> the wildfire has shut down the production of two hbo shows. the production of the cbs series s.w.a.t. was also suspended and the los angeles rams canceled practice which is held near the largest fire. later today president trump is expected to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and begin the process of moving the embassy there from tel aviv. it's a sea change that could undermooin the peace effort and spur violence. they had issued warnings to u.s. personnel and american tourists. seth doane is in jerusalem with more. >> reporter: despite dire warnings across much of the middle east, president trump is still getting high marks. >> i love trump. all of us love trump. >> reporter: moving the embassy was a campaign programmes. president mahmoud abbas said it was mr. trump's intention to recognize jerusalem at israel's capital. he warned there would be grave consequences and possible violence if he does. you have world leaders lined up agai

that see fire made its way from had mountains to the pacific ocean, that did happen and they shut down had freeway at one point. it has been reopened. schools, yeahs, hundreds of schools have been effected over the last week. some 200 plus schools have canceled classes and now classes in santa barbara county, students might not be returning till after the holiday break at this point. >> all right. crazy. thank you. at the same time winds are not helping. red flag warnings for los angeles and ventura. winds tonight between 30 and 45 miles per hour in the higher elevations and it doesn't, any fires could spread quickly. there is a rapid fire growth threat. air quality is suffering as well the bay area. ushered in the bay area by low pressure that formed to the south and west of the fires fires and high pressure over the west coast is taking some of the smoke and painting the sun sets. we will continue to see the clouds from the wildfires over the bay area. south from oakland in to san francisco. you can see effect thes right now. high clouds over the sky line. four connective spare the a

he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean.itary strike. the president is following his instinct. and his instinct, if he's challenged, as he has been by the north koreans, is, as he says sometimes, he's a counterpuncher, to punch back. this could go bad very, very quickly. and it could go very bad very, very quickly. and a lot of people can die very, very quickly. winston churchill once said that meeting jaw—to—jaw is better than war. but pyongyang says it will not talk to america until it accepts north korea is a legitimate nuclear state. washington is adamant that will never happen. and, with each new test, the pressure on the american president to act grows stronger. hello. it's been one of those days for many parts of the british isles, with some late sunshine across the north, but many of you in england and wales will have had something not dissimilar to that. it bucked up quite nicely eventually of northern scotland, that sort of thing circulating further south as this band of weather has slumped its way all too slowly f

the flames marching all the way to the pacific ocean. our marcus moore is there. >> the thomas fire destroyed 150 structures here in ventura county. and already some people have begun the process of sifting through the rubble as the flames threaten 12,000 other structures. >> reporter: some able to survey the damage. >> it's devastating. sorry. grateful we have our home, but very sad for my neighbors and the way my neighbors look. and it's just horrible. >> reporter: they're predicting gale-force winds. the concern from officials is that the ferocity of winds will pick up. the flames you see on the hillside here and push them up these very exclusive neighborhoods that haven't burned yet. matt gutman, abc news. >> just yichb credible scenes. and we just got new video from the ventura county fire department. and you can see the fire line along the mountain ridge. and then that bright flash, an explosion there. >> wow. you can see it down there on the lower hand part of the screen. >> and you can see how much smoke is in the air. this is a

this sits directly across from the pacific ocean. this is what's known as faria beach.ear the popping noises in the background. i could. electrical transformers and trees continuing to go up in flames. the homes that sit here, one of the most popular surf spots in ventura county and some of the most luxurious homes. the fire department trying to do their best to keep the fires from reaching those homes. done an extraordinary job. u eucalyptus trees lined area but with the dry conditions seen here, ali, they're going up in a matter of seconds. one spark, they call it ember showers come down from the mountains from the thomas fire, reach down to the coast. incredible about the scope of this fire is that it's traveled ten full miles from the mountains that way all the way down to the pacific ocean. 90,000 acres over 1,000 personnel on the ground here and tens of thousands of people have evacuated. just hearing now from calfire, the statewide organization, the first fire-related fatality p. a woman in a vehicle accident. as i'm talking to you now, we see another little fire

all the way out to the pacific ocean.tens of thousands of people in this area who have been evacuated. we have got thousands of fire and police personnel responding to this. and because of the winds, you can actually see blowing right now, cal fire, the statewide fire agency, has described them as epic. could be hurricane force in some areas of the mountains here, up to 85 mi-mile-an-hour gusts. things are by no means settling down or any safer than they were three days ago when this fire first started. this is one of many fires burning right now in southern california because of months -- excuse me, because of months and months of no rain out here in southern california. it may be december. temperatures may dip into the 40 degree range here early in the morning, but the conditions are ripe for wildfires like the ones we are seeing right here, chris. >> just really quickly because i saw you taking the mask down, even for people who have not been evacuated, how high are the concerns about air quality in vast swaths beyond

fight to new york or los angeles you sort of flu over la, jumped out of the plane exploded in the pacific ocean. it would be really cool, but expensive and that's essentially what we do now with rockets and is so a big part of why it costs like $60 million with a relatively small payload is because of the way rockets work right now, so one idea is if you can get the most expensive parts of the machine itself back and you would save a lot of money. like a few hundred thousand, so space x-- couple hundred thousand as these things go that's not too bad. space x was able to do this. they landed parts of a rockets and might have had you come up with part of a rocket. the way space travel works is a rocket is like three rockets stacked on top of each other and the reason you do that is once you have used up a chunk you don't care the dead weight of the metal so you drop in the ocean. space x was able to take the first stage and landed on a barge. it's a good first step in the direction and i think your lawn musk said they could get the price down 90% and multibyte that like by elon musk conversion fa

. >> reporter: the flames have already jumped this major freeway and reached the pacific ocean. about 150,000 people in the area have been ordered to evacuate. margo edison left while she could but not without her animals. >> the winds before and moves so fast you barely have time to get out. >> reporter: more high winds and low humidity are on tap today but choppers are flying helping firefighters make some progress on the massive fires. danielle nottingham, cbs news, ventura, california. >> the biggest of three major fires in ventura county has burned an area nearly twice the size of san francisco. >>> on capitol hill this afternoon, five democratic women are calling for minnesota senator al franken to step down after a woman came forward saying he had sexually harassed her. but so far, no response from senator franken. meanwhile, steve bannon former trump chief strategist is trying to give roy moore a big boost ahead of next tuesday's special election for alabama senate seat. late last night, the two hit the campaign trail amid allegations against the senate candidate at leas

fires down to the pacific ocean. we are at essentially the front line of the thomas fire. it jumped from up here up on the mountains here across from the pacific ocean over the 101 freeway and on to the other side. there are houses lined all along the beach here that are clearly at risk. we are talking about 90,000 acres, over ten miles from the mountains to the sea. fire 50,000-plus people evacuated and through this beautifully managed by the firefighters, the brave men and women, throughout the state who have come down here. i mentioned to you, they're starting to let the vehicles through and one at a time and very carefully. because these fires are moving because of what cal fire, the state fire organization is calling epic winds. officially terminology they're using and gusting to around 85 miles per hour out here today. having covered hurricanes recently this season, those are hurricane force winds, hallie, fueling fires with literally tens of thousands of people in their path. we're going to monitor it and we'll talk to you again soon. back the you. >> please, please

s report there, the fire has now jumped the 101 freeway and has reached the pacific ocean. all the smoke from the fires is making the air quality in that area much more unhealthy. >> you can even see the smoke from space. check out that image. and the l.a. rams are cutting today's practice short because of the air quality. let's check in with paul williams for the forecast in southern california. >> what we have here still a big-time problem with the fire threat throughout southern california bringing windy conditions. it's been try here anyway. for the last 30 days, it's been a drought situation. then you add to that this high pressure system perfectly place, creating gusty winds, gusting 70 to 80 miles per hour making for critical fire conditions that are only going to get worse. kendis, diane? >> 80-mile-per-hour winds. impressive. >>> and leaders in the middle east and beyond are denouncing president trump's plan to make recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and move the u.s. embassy there from tel aviv. >> this would mark a major shift in u.s. policy and could u

he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean.rike. the president is following his instinct. and his instinct, if he's challenged, as he has been by the north koreans, is, as he says sometimes, he's a counterpuncher, and to punch back. this could go bad very, very quickly. and it could go very bad very, very quickly. and a lot of people can die very, very quickly. winston churchill once said that meeting jaw—to—jaw is better than war. but pyongyang says it will not talk to america until it accepts north korea is a legitimate nuclear state. washington is adamant that will never happen. and with each new test, the pressure on the american president to act grows stronger. hello. thanks forjoining me. i'm going to give you our latest thoughts on how the weather's going to pan out. we'll do that in some detail over the next few days. and then as we push towards that all—importa nt christmas period, then i'll give you some of the trends as we see them at the moment. looking pretty christmassy in some locations just at the moment. the ve

he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean. following his instinct. and his instinct, if he's challenged, as he has been by the north koreans, is, as he says sometimes, he's a counterpuncher, to punch back. this could go bad very, very quickly. and it could go very bad very, very quickly. and a lot of people can die very, very quickly. winston churchill once said that meeting jaw to jaw is better than war. but pyongyang says it will not talk to america until it accepts north korea is a legitimate nuclear state. washington is adamant that will never happen. and with each new test, the pressure on the american president to act grows stronger. good morning. a west—east divide to start our day today. eastern areas could start off cold and frosty but further north and west, a weather front is introducing milder but wet weather for the west and some of that is heavy across western scotland. eventually, pushing into wales and south—west england as we go through the morning and it will gradually move its way south and east by the after