west. hey, terry, this is a see, saw the community of the pacific palisades west of los angeles. i'll just say it was a phil of l. travel day to learn more about the extent of a devastation as well as of now there is still more than $80000.00 people on the evacuation order. that means that they cannot return to the homes or what was left of the homes. they are not allowed into this neighborhood. they've been asking officials when they can go back. they're trying to really manage expectations. they all say it will be, at least at least a week before any people are allowed back into these communities, like the pacific palisades. and right now, you might be able to see what's going on. you've got all of these crews in the neighborhood. you've got those from the gas company, you've got them for the electric company's. they going house by house or destroyed house by destroyed house, making sure that the gas is turned off, making sure that the power lines are safe because even though there is no electricity, there is still a house. it's from those power lines that are hanging down, and

of the view from his home. >> seen flames from my house like this ever. >> the fire erupting in the pacific palisades foothills west of los angeles around 1030 local time.ks racing to the scene, aircraft attacking it from above. >> we threw everything we had at it really quick. we knew that if we didn't get it in 20 minutes, it would go to hundreds of acres. >> but those efforts are no match for those devastating santa ana winds. just in the past couple of seconds since we've been here, this fire has crested. this little hill. we're on. the entire basin here is engulfed in flames. you can see it all the way down to the ocean behind me. that's where that light is. you can see that fire right now, taking over that pile of leaves and debris. and behind us, the bulk of that massive fire now taking over most of this northern part of pacific palisades, traffic gridlocked for miles, drivers stuck beside burning hillsides, some setting out on foot, vehicles catching fire. what's going on up there? >> houses on fire. up on the corner and all the way down that street. >> megan gorman, her daughter and their dog evacuating on foot after they abandoned their vehicl

the fire erupting in the pacific palisades foothills west of los angeles around 10:30 local time.e trucks racing to the scene. aircraft attacking it from above. >> we threw everything we had at it really quick. we knew that if we didn't get it in 20 minutes, it would go to hundreds of acres. >> reporter: but those efforts no match for those devastating santa ana winds. this fire has spread crested this little hill we're on. the entire basin here is engulfed in flames. you can see it all the way down to the ocean behind me. that's where that light is, you can see that fire right now taking over that pile of leaves and debris. and behind us, the bulk of that massive fire. now taking over most of this northern part of pacific palisades. the entire population of pacific palisades ordered to evacuate. traffic gridlocked for miles. strivers stuck beside burni iin hillsides. some setting out on foot. vehicles catching fire. what's going on up there? >> houmss on fire up on the corner and all the way down that street. >> reporter: megan, her daughter and their dog evacuating on foot after

pacific palisades. that's west of los angeles county.s nearly 3,000 acres so far none of these fires are contained. no news nation's xavier walton has the very latest. >> you could see the flames behind and i can really fill in their intense. and here's the other thing with the winds being so powerful near hurricane force. you see all the embers blowing. we've been here now for about 20 minutes. this house behind was on fire. the embers blew up to this home over here. and now this home is on fire to give everybody at home a little perspective. this area has never seen anything quite like this. this is unprecedented. we're only a couple miles away from the beach. these homes, multi million dollar homes and each of them that we have seen so far completely reduced i mean, just take a look around. this is what it looks like. this giving everyone an idea at home. that's what it looks like. you see how strong the winds are. you see him picking up the embers. that's why it is so concerning. because it's going from home. and we're taking a step

of those devastating fires that have taken such a toll across los angeles. jonathan vigliotti has the latest. >> reporter: the smoke first appeared in the pacific palisades neighborhood westos angeles around 10:30 a.m. tuesday morning. in just 20 minutes, a flicker exploded into a 200-acre monster. fanned by 80-mile-per-hour winds and fueled by bone-dry vegetation. then, came panic. >> there is a lot of fire right there. that's why we -- >> reporter: when our team arrived in the palisades an hour later, there was already gridlock in the streets. we watched as the homes residents fled were quickly engulfed. one after another after another. >> this entire mountainside is covered in flames. the wind pushing them up to 50 feet into the sky. >> reporter: all week long, the same scene repeated itself, two other large plays blazes erupted. the itay in altadena and the hurst fire in sylmar along with several smaller brush fires, placing los angeles under siege. by last night, the scope of the disaster became shockingly clear. at least 16 deaths. more than 12,000 homes and structures destroyed and nearly 40,000 acres burned. an area larger than the entire city of san francisco. th

of-control wildfire that is starting to rip through homes in southern california. it is the palisades fire. it has forced about 30,000 people to evacuate pacific palisades. it's a coastal neighborhood that's west of downtown los angeles. and so the fire is moving so fast. people had to abandon their cars in the street as they fled. we are talking about the battle of the fire tonight. big time that first broke out around 10:30 this morning as a small brush fire. then spread to 200 acres within an hour. and now it has grown to more than 1,200 acres. it is still spreading fast. and officials said more than 13 structures are threatened including more than 10,000 homes. it's all being powered by the wind storm, stronger than anything southern california has seen in more than a decade. and so all day long, fire crews have been attacking the fire from the air and the ground. we saw air drop after air drop with planes, circling back into the ocean to attack flames, right on the other side of the highway. and this afternoon, officials say it is going to be a long night. >> we are not out of danger. and they have predicted that the winds are going to pick up and get worse. >> this is not a drill. this is the actual public safe

, the entire neighbourhoods, pacific palisades was lovely and i talk about it in the past tense now. it was a lovely village like suburb of los angeles. you would drive west, and the centre of los angeles is a bit of a concrete jungle, it was quite devastating, but that was one fire. now we're dealing with multiple fires and as you say, the entire neighbourhoods, pacific palisades was lovely and i talk about it in the past tense now. it was a lovely village like suburb of los angeles. you would drive west towards the coast, and the centre of los angeles is a bit of a concrete jungle, fairly nondescript in places. but then you get further out to somewhere like pacific palisades, and it wasjust a beautiful place with with shops and restaurants and, and then, of course, a little bit further, you get to the coast. and it was a nice, thriving community. people who lived there had tended to live there for actually quite a long time. a lot of family homes there just completely flattened, leaving these people helpless, distraught. and i know to some extent what it feels like to at least think you've lost your home. it happened to me. i was amongst the lucky ones,

from inland cities north and northeast of downtown los angeles to the oceanfront enclave of pacific palisades to the west, where the first fatality from that fire was revealed today and where this drone video captured a barely recognizable hellscape that was once a thriving community and tourist favorite. the fires continue to defy efforts to contain them. at one point flames making a high-speed run at mt. wilson and its array of tv and communications towers. overall, calmer winds today aiding the fight against the most destructive fire in l.a.'s history. tom llamas is there to start us off tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening to you. what you see behind me here is a pile of misery, and it is not unique. there are several communities and neighborhoods and residential areas that look just like this. this was a shopping center, and beyond that a school. and now you can't even figure out what it is. tonight, everyone in this area is praying that the winds don't pick up. a firefighter telling me that the smallest ember with those winds can turn into a blowtorch. this is what the most

pacific palisades, if you go up sunset boulevard and continue around meets brentwood. brentwood might be a community many people have heard of out there. it's another one of these neighborhoods on the west side of los angeleslisades is in between santa monica on the coast. it's a coastal community and malibu to the north and all the vegetation in all of these areas is very much the same and with so many homes so closely packed together it just takes one turn of the wind for this thing to go in an entirely different direction. there have been predictions tonight the winds could reach 60, 70, maybe even 100-mile-an- hour gusts here. santa ana wind are something i think many of us here in southern california are familiar with. they come in from inland and go out towards the coast. the way this is happening right now, it is just absolutely fueling this fire of historic parole portions, the likes of which, as i've said, i've never seen. i think most people living in los angeles would say they've never seen a fire like this tonight. >> jacob, my phone is filled with texts from people who never evacuated before over the last 30 years no matter how many reports people have heard about california fires in that regi

from inland cities north and northeast of downtown los angeles to the oceanfront enclave of pacific palisades to the westthe first

fast-moving wildfire broke out today, prompting evacuations in the pacific palisades, an area of multimillion dollar homes in west los angeless's jonathan vigliotti leads us off from the scene with the latest developments. >> reporter: dramatic and chaotic. in just 20 minutes, this fast-moving wildfire exploded from 10 to 200 acres, pushed by ferocious winds. this is a spotfire started by embers. this home is going to go up in flames. there are not firefighters around here. they simply strike too fast. you can't even see through the smoke. this entire mountainside is covered in flames. the wind pushing them up to 50 feet in the sky. this neighborhood under threat right now. five homes destroyed, and you have got people in panic as they are trying to evacuate. >> come on, guys! >> reporter: that included our crew. >> we've got to go. >> reporter: as thousands evacuated, there was gridlock and frustration near the iconic sunset boulevard and pacific west highway. >> i'm just try to go save a man's life. >> reporter: many had to abandon their cars to flee. >> there is a lot of fire right there. that's why people are coming. >>

lines. evacuation orders remain in place, and here are some of the west effects of the areas in los angeles. the fire in the pacific palisades remains the largest and most destructive in the count as history . it spread across a 1000 heck to is the kind of file just north of cala basses is the largest then so the latest ignite firefighters have managed to contain it. police arrested, an individual is suspected of starting this law, but later said, officer interviewing him. there was no probable cause to hold him on suspicion of austin and the eastern side. the apostle. dana is the deadliest, at least 5 of the 10 victims died. that the r, as in orange, are on the evacuation orders because there is an immediate threat to life. let's cause now live to rob reynolds, who's in malibu for us. well, very good to see you so much devastation. tell us what the situation is like where you are laying a this is malibu, this is a place that is famous in so many television programs, so many movies that were shot here. i'm going to step aside and our camera man is going to show you what's left of this wretch, which was once a series of feet,

some 30,000 residents of pacific palisades, which is in west los angeles, very close to the ocean, have are now threatened, but that that includes a lot of other structures like businesses. and there's a high school. palisades high school is also burning. that is the athletic fields. we don't know if any of the classrooms or the other facilities have burned, but the athletic fields were on fire as of a little while ago. firefighters don't exactly know how many homes have been destroyed at this point, but it's certainly at least several dozen. you can see the wildfire sweeping there, and we have seen pictures of dozens of homes in certain areas, in certain neighborhoods on fire. these are multi multimillion dollar homes, as you might imagine. the la fire department so far is strapped for resources. they are asking for any firefighters out there to call their hotline to come in and help. and we have reporters out there who have said that some of these neighborhoods have no firefighters at all. one official called this quoting the worst case scenario, and early on, many residents ran into

palisades fire in three hours and grew about 100% prior to that meaning the fire has grown much bigger. maybe dramatically bigger. 30,000 residents of pacific palisades which if you don't know is in west los angeles near the ocean sandwich between santa monica, malibu and brentwood and were talking about evacuations happening in parts of malibu and santa monica as well as parts of brentwood. in the palisades area more than 15,000 homes are threatened including structures like businesses and restaurants and so forth. we don't know exactly how many homes were destroyed but we do know it's a lot. we have seen reporters and correspondents walk through various neighbourhoods and you see dozens of homes that it burned it to the ground some officials are calling it the worst-case scenario. we get it back to matt who's been live here all night and has the latest for us on the ground. matt, a good evening. >> we are standing along the famous pacific coast highway in this area and we saw homes burned it to the ground earlier before the sunset. we saw the fire right behind me here in a residential area of the pacific palisades a short while ago i did speak with the l.a. fire captain who violated in erratic

pacific palisades. that's a neighborhood of multimillion-dollar homes in west los angeles.an vigliotti is there. >> reporter: dramatic and chaotic. in just 20 minutes, this fast-moving wildfire exploded from 10 to 200 acres, pushed by ferocious winds. >> this is a spot fire started by embers. this home is going to go up in flames. there are not firefighters around here. they're simply stretched too thin. you can't even see through the smoke. this entire mountainside is covered in flames. the wind pushing them up to 50 feet into the sky. this neighborhood under threat right now. at least five homes destroyed, and you've got people in panic as they're trying to evacuate. >> come on, guys! >> reporter: that included our crew. >> we got to go! >> reporter: as thousands evacuated, there was gridlock and frustration near the iconic sunset boulevard and pacific coast highway. >> i'm just trying to go save a man's life. >> reporter: many had to abandon their cars to flee. >> there is a lot of fire right there. that's why people are coming. >> reporter: firefighters call this the wo

so, let's take a look at some of the west affected areas in los angeles. the fi in pacific palisades remains the largest and most destructive in the county's history. it spread across 6000 texas. the kenneth fall, just north of color buses is the latest to night. it is spreading rapidly and the aging fi that's near pasadena is the deadliest. at least 5 of the victims were killed. the, there is an orange. you can see under evacuation orders because as an immediate threats to life, rob reynolds has more on the fi in pacific palisades. what you needed help from above. julia take her place. lou low over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above pacific palisades is largely a wasteland. now something more resembling a war zone than the affluent neighborhood. it was a few days ago to pasco, last the home of 30 years, where she raised her family. this fire is not going to take my memories away and keeping my memories, memories are all that many people have left. the

applies to evacuation. signs are starting well, these are some of the areas west affected in los angeles county. the fire in the pacific palisades remains the largest and most destructive. it spread across $14000.00 taxes, although to say only 8 percent of it has been contained. the kind of fun news of calabasas was the 2nd largest, but firefighters have managed to contain it. and police the rest of the suspects and connect them with an awesome attack, but later released him on the east and find that pasadena has killed the highest number of people. at least 6 have been killed. that there's living in these areas in orange of being told to evacuate because there is an immediate threat to life. nbc full report to dr. phillips is that not wilson in los angeles as well cruise a buckling the fires. the people really want to know why is this fire continuing to burn? um we, we've been out there with the firefighters. we saw how hard they worked to protect structures, injured, protect home homes, and of course, to save lives. it was a, a, a tricky, difficult fire, but all of these residents have valid questions and they want those answe

dorn restriction applies to the evacuation designs to hear some of the west effects there is in los angeles county in the pacific palisades remains the largest and most destructive. it spread across $8000.00 hector's authorities is just 8 percent contained to kenneth fi. and north of color buses was the 2nd largest at police crews have managed to contain it. to police have had arrested a suspects in connection with allison, but later released him on the eastern 5, which is near pasadena is deadly. a 6th of the 10 victims have died to the areas in orange or under evacuation orders because there is an immediate threat to life. reynolds has this report now from the farm pacific palisades, improving weather conditions and an influx of firefighting teams have given crews working around the clock, a chance to make progress and battling the disruptive and definitely fires a vast area from the mountains with hills ringing the city to malibu famous for its beaches, surfing and celebrities. the destruction is dark. rows of multi $1000000.00 beach side mansions had been reduced to black and ruins. and ash this part of the blaze that

west of the country. live from washington, if this is bbc news. 30,000 people evacuated from the los angeles neighbourhood of pacific palisades floods the idea of military action for control of greenland and the panama canal. former presidentjimmy carter funeral procession lies at the capitol where he will lying—in—state until thursday. where he will lying—in—state untilthursday. —— where he will lying—in—state until thursday. —— arrives. we begin with breaking news from los angeles where a rapidly evolving wildfire has taken hold near the city. we can show

of the west that los angeles has ever experienced. rob reynolds has moved from one of the 5 while fi is in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles. together, they cause the evacuation of about $70000.00 people from their homes. and a lot of people are wondering if their homes are still standing, whether their insurance will pay to rebuild these homes because the insurance companies have been withdrawing insurance from lots of parts of california because of wildfire risk. so it's, it's a very, very difficult situation. for many, many, many people evacuated from their homes, wondering where their homes, whether their homes will still be in existence. and wondering when this wind is going to die down. so the firefighters can get a handle on things. a russian attack on the ukrainian cities that bodies yeah, has killed at least the same people in inches, dozens. the regional governor says to guided bombs, head residential buildings and especially president volume is the landscape is judging allies to step up pressure on russia to stuff it's a tax journal is following developments from hockey's or the parents target to quote, accordin

the two big fires, the pacific palisades especially, is still spreading and it is moving towards the densely populated areas, brentwood, to the west of los angeleswest of los angeles, also the san fernando valley which is a spawning area to the north of hollywood. i am just north of hollywood. i am just north of the san fernando valley and there have been fires close to here, to the west and east as well. extraordinary situation where you have all of these fires right across this sprawling city. that is a big part of the problem in terms of resources being stretched to the limit and some political repercussions are beginning to start. we understand there was problems with the water supply, that the fire hydrants were running out of water, now we have the governor of california calling for an investigation into that and i have heard a lot of people talking about this. there is a tremendous amount of anger and frustration at the way in which the phi has been dealt with and perhaps the attitude of the authorities. having said that, equally a lot of people are understanding of the situation that the firefighters themselves have been absolutely stret

the big fires, the pacific palisades, the first to start on last tuesday still spreading and moving towards other densely populated areas, brentwood, to the west of los angelesling area to the north of hollywood and i am right nowjust north of the san fernando valley, and there have been fires here to the west and to the east as well. extraordinary situation where you have all of these fires right across this greater sprawling city, at the same time. that's a big part of the problem in terms of resources being stretched to the limit. some political repercussions are beginning to start. we understand at the early stages there was no problem with the water supply, the fire hydrant were running out of water, now were running out of water, now we have the governor of california calling for an investigation into that and i can tell you, i've had a lot of people talking about this that there is a tremendous amount of anger and frustration. this is way that the fire has been dealt with and perhaps the attitudes of the authorities to some extent, having said that, equally i think a lot of people understanding of the situation that the firefighters themselves have be

of service on saturday. the los angeles department of water and power said all pacific palisades and west side hydrants were,uote, fully operational before the fire. but they say the system lost water pressure, quote, due to unprecedented and extreme water demand to fight the wildfire without aerial support well, 2024 was the hottest on record. ahead, we'll see how it fueled natural disasters around the world. plus, ukraine says it can now back up its claim that north korean troops are fighting alongside russia. kyiv says two north koreans have been captured and are reportedly talking. >> stay with us. >> this park changed my life. >> superman. crazy. just that simple little thing over the horse. >> she came flying in and she just yelled, i love you. >> superman was in a wheelchair and was willing to go public with. it was huge. >> i told him i would do whatever i could to make him proud. chris wanted to change the world. >> people are literally walking because of him. >> superman the christopher reeve story. february 2nd on cnn. how does it feel? a complete unknown is one of the best films of the year. you

also wants to know why, as key reservoir was out of service on saturday, the los angeles department of water and power said all pacific palisades and west side hydrants were, quote, fully operational before the fire. but they say the system lost water pressure due to unprecedented and extreme water demands to fight the wildfire. without aerial support. other u.s. states have sent help to california. now, neighboring mexico is joining the fight. we're going to get more on that story just after this quick break. >> one a next level clean swish with the whoa of listerine. >> it kills 99.9% of bad breath germs for five times more cleaning power than brushing and flossing alone. get a next level clean with listerine. feel the whoa, icy hot ice works fast. heat makes it last. >> you feel the power of contrast therapy. so you can rise from pain. >> icy hot. do you feel you have been cheated out of a healthy body and weight control? do you feel you have tried everything and need help on your journey to a healthier, more in control you? >> i decided to try it. i lost 20 pounds with lipo. >> i lost 35 pounds in ten weeks using lipo. >> i lost sev

another far ignited north west of the city of los angeles for them 200000 people in order to leave the same designs for rentals has moved from the fund and the pacific palisades area. but you needed help from above. julia take her place. lou low over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above the pacific palisades is largely a wasteland. now, something more resembling a war zone than the affluent neighborhood. it was a few days ago to pass go last the home of 30 years, where she raised her family. this fire is not going to take my memories away. i'm keeping my number is memories are all that many people have left. the coming winds have given firefighters more optimism. while major blazes remain on, contain fresh crews are coming in from other states and canada to help weather conditions are beginning to turn favorably, which will allow us to increase our containment lines. while many neighbors came together to help one another, the worst of human nature was also evident. police arrested a number of alleged looters who had been prowling

tens of thousands of people have been ordered to immediately leave their homes in the pacific palisades neighborhood, which is about 20 miles west of the center of the downtown of los angeles. and nearby cities have already begun issuing their own evacuation orders. the fire started tuesday and has burned nearly 3000 acres so far. it's expected to continue spreading overnight, fueled by strong winds. california governor gavin newsom says this type of disaster is going to be the new norm. he posted this message on social media. >> here at the palisades fire, you can see behind me how quickly this is growing. hundreds and hundreds of personnel all throughout the state of california are here, coming from northern california. we pre-positioned 110 engines. we've got fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, dozers, water tenders, specialty personnel, putting everything we can to not only suppress this fire, but to prevent additional fires over the course of the next few days. unprecedented winds for this time of year. and of course, this time of year traditionally has not been fire season. but now we disabuse any notion that there is a season. it's year round in the state of californi

of los angeles. firefighters battling a massive blaze in the pacific palisades neighborhood, which is about 20 miles west of downtown l.a. it has been growing rapidly, and it's been fueled by gusty winds. officials estimating that at least 2900 acres have already burned since the first 911 call came in to authorities about 12 hours ago now, and they're warning that stronger wind gusts are expected in the coming hours, worsening the situation, making it harder for firefighters. the blaze, also threatening thousands of homes and businesses, abandoned cars lining the roads, with many people deciding to just walk to safety, and l.a. police saying that about 30,000 people have been evacuated. those images just absolutely ominous, especially when you see some of these people that are rushing to safety with their belongings, with their pets. here's what one resident described, what she had to do to get away from the dangerous wildfire. well, the smoke just got really bad, so i just started packing up all of our stuff and we got in the car to go. >> and then all the cars were abandoned, so i had nowhere to go. s

first collapses into the absolute devastation in the pacific palisades, i am absolutely heartbroken for my community here on the west side of los angeles. i am actually at our city unified emergency operations center, where we have all of our city departments, as well as automated emergency efforts with our state and federal partners, our entire city is on level one emergency response right now. it is just devastating to see what is going on in the palisades. we have several hundred firefighters on scene, actively fighting this blaze, which is not yet contained. we are still contending with the high wind conditions and the dry vegetation. this fire is on the move. as you have mentioned, we have unfortunately seen fire incidents break out in other parts of the city of los angeles. i want to be sure there is no need to panic. we have ample resources. an infusion of additional resources coming from all over the country. it is very, very important that people remember this is an active public safety emergency. we are not out of the woods on any of this. it is imperative that people follow the direction that they are being given from our fi

disappearing through the thick plumes of smoke as the pacific palisades fire rages on in the hills of los angeles. actress emily procter, who you might know from the westg or csi miami, took those videos before fleeing her home in the palisades. she joins us now. emily, my deepest condolences. my cousin david and his family lives in the palisades. they also have fled their homes. they they think that they've lost their home. how are you? how is your family thank you for asking. >> and i just want to say, on behalf of your family and all of us, selfishly, i wanted to be here to say we loved our neighborhood and we still do. >> and it was an incredible community. >> um, we have evacuated. i believe our home is also gone. it was it was the news i got from a stranger, which is a very surreal experience. um, but gosh, it was incredible. >> on our way out to see the people going in to help. >> and when i think about our neighborhood, i think about fire station 69 and all of the firefighters that we knew that held bake sales and toy drives. >> and as my daughter would walk to her bus stop, we would see them with their ralphs cart, going to buy the dinner, gro

of palisades village. this is the downtown of this very affluent neighborhood on the west of los angeles, up against the pacifican, home to many people in the entertainment industry, many hollywood stars. so last night when i left, it was looking bad. the wind was picking up. we actually had to leave because we nearly got hit by some falling debris. those embers that we've been talking about all day, all yesterday, were just flying. and then looks like if you pan around. anderson, when i left last night, all of this was standing. and now it's not. it's an entire block here in the palisades. now, there's also been a lot of talk about water in the middle of the night. 3 a.m. here. they also lost water from the hydrants. questions are being asked right now. this fire, anderson, here in the palisades. 16,000 acres burned. the last fire i covered here, 2021. there was a thousand acres. and we all thought that was a big deal. 16,000 acres. and just to think that yesterday morning, you know, we knew something was coming. we knew the santa ana winds were going to pick up the state was pre-positioning fire trucks and pe

of palisades village. this is the downtown of this very affluent neighborhood on the west of los angeles, up against the pacificcean, home to many people in the entertainment industry. many hollywood stars. so last night when i left, it was looking bad. the wind was picking up. we actually had to leave because we nearly got hit by some falling debris. those embers that we've been talking about all day, all yesterday, were just flying. and then looks like if you pan around. anderson, when i left last night, all of this was standing. and now it's not. it's an entire block here in the palisades. now, there's also been a lot of talk about water in the middle of the night. 3 a.m. here. they also lost water from the hydrants. questions are being asked right now. this fire, anderson, here in the palisades, 16,000 acres burned. the last fire i covered here, 2021. there was a thousand acres. and we all thought that was a big deal. 16,000 acres. and just to think that yesterday morning, you know, we knew something was coming. we knew the santa ana winds were going to pick up the state was pre-positioning fire trucks and

los angeles area. one year in the west. they are the pacific ocean, the community of pacific palisades, and parts of malibu and another in the north. another very serious and large one in the east in the area of pasadena. all of these blew up on tuesday very rapidly due to these extremely high winds. you can probably see the winds are kind of buffeting me around here, and you can see the vast plume of smoke coming from the area of pacific palisades behind me. i'm afraid that that estimate of more than a 100 the structures burn that we were given by officials. this probably on the very low side because we drove through else needs a short while ago and it is block after block after block. nothing but ashes and pure devastation. so this is a historic lea, a bad and destructive wildfire here in a state that is used to very poor, very serious wild fires by some estimates. coming out already, the pacific palisades for part of the fire is alone, could be among the most destructive and the most expensive in us history. with us update for us. rob, thank you from says one to us present to that donald trump that the european union will

west side of los angeles very well. but what they are looking at right now is the fact the pacific palisades you cannot access.are about to put in a curfew here to avoid looters, no one is allowed in anymore tonight. people have been trying to come in just to go to what is left of their homes. to pick up medicines and what have you. just before we came on air, i ran into an army colonel and he said i have been to iraq and afghanistan, and now this. i said, are they comparable? he said the difference is in the war torn countries, they are prepared. these people are not prepared. they are not prepared for what they witnessed or went through and they are not prepared for the aftermath. and lawrence, you understand this. how can they be? we are talking about one of the most desirable zip codes in all of los angeles. one of the most envy able places to live in the entire nation and now it is known as the spot of the worst disaster in the history of the city of los angeles. the worst disaster in the history of the state of california. >> robert, as you say, so many people are asking each other and it comes across my

los angeles as strong winds fuel a wildfire. and california as governor, is wanting. the west is yet to come. more than $1200.00 acres a binding, the upscale pacific palisades neighborhood, and thousands of homes are being threatened. a 5 cruise trying to stop smaller blazes before they intensified with increasing wins. the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few, many structures already destroyed in the fact that people were still not evacuated . still did not heed. the warning were just coming down. the canyon is a reminder of how serious this moment is and how important it is. you listen to these evacuation orders, we've all been the memorials. i've never been to a memorial for a building in the us as a que sedans, power, military rapids, support forces, honest allies of committing genocide during the capture of navy or the west, and also a state us secretary of state and to the blinking says the iris of has systematically targeted civilians getting particular ethnic groups and tearing out mass rapes, washington has impose sanctions on the groups. lita mohammed, home done delgado bothering him from the us and freezing his assets. the u. n. says the sudan complex has created

pacific palisades area and west, and that a $55.00 is a struggling to keep it from spreading. authorities say many buildings have already been destroyed to you right now. the palisades fire just north of los angeles is about $3000.00 acres. but when gus are about to about a 100 miles an hour, are caring embers further out. so tomorrow morning when were able to get a better look at the fire. uh, through some of the fixed we firefighting the aircraft as they have some helicopters that they have and serve in the area. i mean, i'm guessing we're going to be in the 10 to maybe $15000.00 acre range. it's really bad and overnight the embers are flying all over the place. dozens of structures has been laws, multimillion dollar homes have been burned to the ground. and now in southern california, there's actually 2 more fires that had started. and that stretching resources buried in by just got off the phone with la county firefighters. and they told me it's a war zone out there. they're doing the best they can. but the winds are so strong, even when they're standing next to a house, it's burning and they're trying to spray it with water at full force, the winds are just pushing the water around, so they

new fire breaking out in west hills growing from 50 acres just a few hours marking the six fact of wildfire in los angeles county weaver tim fox coverage at the pacific palisadese reaching nearly 20,000 acres that we begin with matt finn at the newest fire in west hills as it rapidly expands. matt. >> hard to believe your reporting in the six fact of fire people are fatigued filled with anxiety we are over in altadena covering that fire we got word about this one in the woodlands hill area drove over here saw a mass exodus of people biting by evacuation orders it's believed to have begun here on the victory trailhead we were up on the trailhead before sunset today scorched earth and courageous firefighters out on foot up there we aren't allowed into the parent area anymore because it is actually a crime scene is somebody was arrested within proximity of the newest fire the cannot fire for suspicion of arson but they've made it clear they don't have a direct link between the arrest and the fire so we'll keep you updated on the arrest. the cannot fire we are told is 400 firefighters working overnight of course there also room porting it's no longer advancing the

pacific palisades and the fire around pasadena further inland. still burning largely out of control. 0vernight there is a new fire in another coastal community about 60 miles, about 100 kilometres to the north—west of los angelesas been contained. it has been confined to, it seems, a dry riverbed area away from people's homes, but it is a sign that things can change very quickly. new fires can start quickly and clearly there are many, many firefighters in this city now, from neighbouring states and from canada and from mexico. they are well prepared to fight these new fires if they start. that is one of the findings of the us department ofjustice report, drawn up by special counseljack smith. the key finding if he hadn't won last year's presidential election mr trump would have faced criminal charges. among the text a claim that mr trump used threats and encouragement of violence against his perceived opponents. it accuses him of criminal efforts and deceit and knowingly false claims of election fraud. it says mr trump hampered the investigation by using his influence and following on social media to target witnesses, courts and department ofjustice employees. mr smith denies any claims of political motivation

los angeles. a strong winds fuel awhile fire. california is governor, is wanting. the west is yet to come. more than 1200 acres a binding up in the upscale pacific palisades neighborhoods and thousands of homes are being threatened, imagined to cruise, trying to put out the 5 before the winds intensify. full costs as predicted. costs could reach 160 kilometers per hour. i mean, i've never seen the fires with this close to the cars. people left their cars and policies drive burning up the hillside, palm trees, everything's going. and the wind and the firemen are great, but the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few, many structures already destroyed in the fact that people were still not evacuated . still did not heat. the warning were just coming down. the canyon is a reminder of how serious this moment is and how important it is. you listen to these evacuation orders. we've all been the memorials. i've never been to a memorial for a building. still had an owl to 0 free meals from millions across indonesia, the government rolls out and then business program to come back, stunting, the color more when she whether to come across to pad, no great surprises there, but some more

, the entire neighbourhoods, pacific palisades was lovely and i talk about it in the past tense now. it was a lovely village—like suburb of los angeles. you would drive westeles is a bit of a concrete jungle, fairly nondescript in places. but then you get further out to somewhere like pacific palisades, and it wasjust a beautiful place with shops and restaurants, and then, of course, a little bit further, you get to the coast, and it was a nice, thriving community. people who lived there had tended to live there for actually quite a long time. a lot of family homes there just completely flattened, leaving these people helpless, distraught. and i know to some extent what it feels like to at least think you've lost your home. it happened to me. i was amongst the lucky ones, and you might have heard the stories in the last few days of people actually getting back to their neighbourhoods, passing house after house after house that's burned down. then suddenly one appears that hasn't burned down inexplicably, and you get to your home and it's still there, and you almost feel guilty walking into your house and seeing your possessions, knowing that everyone arou