entire neighborhoods in palisades, pacific palisades reduced to burnt buildings and ash. >> pacific palisades right now could just be taken off the map. it's. there is no pacific palisades. >> and here is a look for you. the one of the five wildfires burning in los angeles county. learning that the flames of the palisades wildfire have destroyed 5300 structures, making it the third most destructive wildfire in state history. that's according to cal fire and the fire still burning out of control. and with that, we say, good afternoon, i'm kristen z. here's the latest on the impact and status of the five wildfires in southern california. they have now scorched a combined total of 30,000 acres. the two largest fires burning right now are the palisades fire in pacific palisades and the eaton fire. the death toll still stands at five. we get the latest now from abc news reporter alex stone in altadena. just devastated by the eaton fire. alex, what can you tell us? >> hi, kristen. we just heard from the l.a. fire department, and they say on the pacific palisades fire. they now see with an aerial su

that was really the heart of pacific palisades. a little bit later we are going to go deeper and some of these neighborhoods and some of these magnificent neighborhoods at least they were magnificent and show you some different aspects of this. you look at the trees and the burns all around the smoke is clearing get a lot of areas so they have been able to get some of the air assets. we have seen a number of planes fly over we have seen helicopters dropping the flyover target. so the wind is down low enough where at least in the areas that are burning, the embers are no longer going from left to right. no longer moving 100 feet per second. the embers and i'll just drifting up in the air so they have here as if they are fairly innocuous at this point in time but when the wind shifts and changes what happens is those numbers become lethal all over again. there were reports of human remains being found in the malibu area. we sent max gordon up there he is live for us to tell us what he learned. >> an update on the palisades fire and m

palisades. how do you perceive what is happening? _ palisades.is happening? it - palisades. how do you perceive what is happening? it is - what is happening? it is unbelievable. _ what is happening? it is unbelievable. today - what is happening? it is unbelievable. today is l what is happening? it 3 unbelievable. today is the first full day where people are waking up i assume in the bone palisade phones are alight with people sharing information, carrying with a canon sharing with their network and it goes from there. there is no good news. some people have been able to drive into the palisades and some people have been able to send pictures or video. it is devastated. it's a devastated land. it really looks apocalyptic. very little remains standing whether it's the commercial district, which we call the village, which is adorable little old town. it's historic and sweet at the same time, it's kind of modern and historic, there's almost nothing there. people's homes have been downed. people sharing snapshots of their home with nothing but the ske

everyone is there in palisades because they love the palisades. for someone to be in charge of my town, where were you? >> todd: you are certainly -- >> decision should have been made how to get in and out of places. i wish she were sitting across from me to answer the questions, she's not. i don't have an answer, i can tell you what the weather patterns are, if you live here and run a city, figure it out. if you want to be mayor of a city likeses los angeles, you are in charge of really important things and you the just let it go. >> todd: on the screen looking at one of the other fires, this is sillmar, north of you, rachel. i want to talk about something you mentioned before you discussed the questions of the mayor, which are valid, we need answers. you mentioned the community. the palisades, while there are nice homes, it is not filled with streets of hollywood celebs, like you might imagine when you hear los angeles. it is a special community, a little enclave. regular americans like you with families, working hard everyday. my best friend ha

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>> we just did a tour through the central part of the palisades,, large portions of the palisades are. i need to election you look, and structures are guided. here along with the pacific coast highway and the edge of the palisades, this hill is lined with homes, it is now guided, basically no structure is standing in this area along with the palisades. we were life into this location last night, you watch the flames ripped through and unfortunately daylight shows as these homes are down, parts of the high school on the canyon, a lot of people were asking us about that, we did see parts of that high school burning 30 minutes ago, we also watched a restaurant to catch fire and burn it into the surrounding retail shops burning, flight crews were responding to that. large portions of the palisades have been wiped out, and the palisades are beautiful and charming area of los angeles, there is a lot of high-end homes but there is also everyday americans who live there, i want to show you to the left along the pacific coast highway, fires is still burning to now. you can see this dense suffo

the four fires you are referring to, the palisades in pacific palisades, the eaton fire in altadena,e, and the woodley fire are at 0% containment family because of the heavy strength of the winds blowing through there. >> the mayor of los angeles did say in the last hours the fire department helicopters are able to get up, which i assume means the wins are not quite as dusty. they are back to dropping water. i am here, can you hear me? >> not really, you are picking up. >> david, i'm going to try one more time, we will see if we can get a little more clarity. we've had a lot of communications problems not surprisingly with folks in california today. what are the major challenges of fighting multiple fires at once? >> well, fortunately, calfire made the decision early on on monday to move resources from northern california down to southern california, particularly because we have this red flag warning as well as an upgrade to a particularly dangerous situation by the national weather service, which gave us the ability to move those resources so they were pre-positioned and ready to go

the palisades fire, air and of los angeles. the palisades fire, airand ground of los angeles.urable wind conditions, to prevent further spread into the mandeville canyon area. the fire was currently at 23,707 acres, with 4720 personnel assigned, with 11% containment. evacuation orders and warnings remain in place. i know that this is incredibly frustrating, but i would like to express and explain why. why residents are not allowed to come back into that area. there are still active fires burning within the palisades area, making it extremely dangerous for the public. there is no power, there is no water, there are broken gas lines and unstable structures. the first responders are working as quickly as possible to ensure that it quickly as possible to ensure thatitis quickly as possible to ensure that it is safe for you to return to your communities. canine search teams have been deployed to assist with recovery efforts. the first fire, i am extremely pleased to report that this fire has been —— —— the hurst fire, has been contained 89% with over 300 firefighters assigned. toda

in the palisades. you will recall earlier this week the times reported that numerous fire hydrants, especially in the higher elevations streets in the palisades, went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they battled the flames. tonight governor gavin newsom is calling for a probe, posting this on x, i'm calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the reservoir. we need answers to ensure this does not happen again and we have every resource available to fight these catastrophic fires. meantime a spokesperson for the los angeles department of water and power said in a statement that that agency was still evaluating the effect of the reservoir being placed off-line. adding in a statement, the system was never designed for a wildfire scenario that we are experiencing. not exactly a comforting reply say critics who in righteous indignation are demanding answers tonight. >> t

palisades. about the palisades fire. uh, commander, i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. can you just tell us about the palisades fire, what the status is of it now, and what sort of assets are deployed? >> yeah. currently, you know, as as this began yesterday at about 1030 and grew to about 8000 acres this morning. you know, the priorities have been life, safety and and, uh, defending as many structures as we can. um, that has been our priority throughout the day. um, we have multiple resources on scene throughout the state. many were pre-positioned by the state. the governor's office of emergency services or cal fire. uh, you know, we have requested a lot more resources that are currently in route or being mobilized currently to bolster this. but our priorities right now, we're still seeing the erratic winds that we saw yesterday. um, and as they have continued through today, you know, a significant amount of ember cast, um, we're taking targets of opportunity to build a suppression line where we can. but obviously the winds have been very significant, sustained 30 to 5

have you been in and around in the palisades area? can i ask you real quick, have you ever seen anything like this before? >> i've seen it one more time, i've seen it before. >> how are you feeling? >> we are hanging in there. we have been up for over 24 hours. >> are you going to get rest anytime soon? >> hopefully tomorrow. >> what is your name? james, jacob. thank you very much. katie, manhattan beach is here, l.a. city is here. people from all over the southern california region. what i want to say to you is we can feel the wind is whipping. you and i, the doors of your program know we have been friends for a very long time and you and i would drive around in my old previous through the streets of pacific palisades together when we were 16, 17 years old. you don't recognize what is going on anymore. it doesn't look like the pacific palisades that you and i know. i can't wait for you to come out here and give you a big hug and give a big talk to people who love you very much and who i know you love. it is a really hard time for thi

this is the pacific palisades there was a tv show called that. a week ago the entire world watched pasadena and our beautiful rows parade and rose bowl. california is such a quintessential place the entire world knows about. so when you see images of a beautiful town and cities on fire it's heartbreaking for the entire world to watch. >> and jason when you hear news come across like there's not enough resources. the fire chief in orange county told us there isn't enough resources. you lived in southern california involved in saint -- state politics what happens in that situation? who is going to be the leader in this. who picks up the baton and says we will get this done? >> cities will get overrun the state needs to come in and the federal government which as unlimited resources needs to get there. not only is the concern the actual fire but the smoke. it's thick in those pictures you people with respiratory challenges to start with and they need to be able to get the mask to get peoples out of this so they can breathe clean air then they worry

there are a lot we have wealthy people in the palisades. there are a lot of ordinary middle class americans as well and they now have to pick up the pieces quite literally and work out how they continue with their lives. of all the fires i have ever covered in southern california and in northern california for that matter, i have never seen anything like this, because this, after all, is not out in the wild somewhere. this is in densely packed urban area and now we see the damage that it can do and just -- you look up at the hills up there, john and sandra, that's around where it start in the lower reaches of those hills and i can tell you, knowing this neighborhood very, very well, two of my kids, one of them still goes to school here, one went to school here, the people on these streets, i can tell you, would have been thinking oh, it's up in the brush up there. it's never going to be able to get down here. they never would let it get down here. it can't move that fast. and then within hours, this. so a terrifying 24 hours -- 48 hours alm

live on the -- in the palisades. join fox's corporation support of families impacted by the devastating california wildfires. your donation will enable the red cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster visit. or simply scan the qr code on your screen to support these important efforts. earlier we were watching our local affiliated fox 11 and one of the reporters there was interviewing a young boy came with his parents and realized that his home was gone. it's an amazing back-and-forth. we would like to show you now. we are waiting for susan to finish a live shot and maybe she will join us but you have to see this back and forth in this child's reaction to his home. >> the power went out and then we were going to get dad but he was coming then we had power flashlights, they are so good and they woke us up. and we left our house and then we didn't realize that our house was going to burn like this and a lot of stuff that we left in our house and it's burned. we had a 3d printer and it was so specia

that didn't happen in pacific palisades. electricity there is supplied by the los angeles department of power and water, and municipal agencies. don't have to. excuse me. comply with psps alerts. l.a. dpw uses a system that shuts off power after an electrical line goes down. this will become important when investigators begin to determine how the fire started. >> a wildfire alerting app founded in sonoma county is now the top app in the app store. watch duty is provided is proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. and abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it works. >> and uh. there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california still forcing people residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wild

here along the palisades, this is the heart of the palisades, you've got a restaurant. i mean, down to the banks here in the palisades have been reduced to ash. and unfortunately we've been in the neighborhoods above, below and to each side of the heart of the palisades, and so far they're saying about 1,000, that's a preliminary number, 1,000 structures last we could tell you. that number is going to climb significantly. lester? >> all right, gadi, thank you. >>> until today it was hard to imagine destruction on this scale. today our liz kreutz saw some of the worst of it. >> reporter: a massive and deadly wildfire emergency is unfolding in southern california. from the pacific palisades to pasadena multiple infernos continuing mass destruction of homes and businesses. tens of thousands forced to evacuate. >> last night was one of the most devastating and terrifying nights that we've seen in any part of our city at any part of our history. >> reporter: on the coast the palisades fire exploding to more than 15,000 acres. 75-mile-per-hour winds overnight pushing the flam

villa are on fire tonight as the palisades fire scorches five football fields a minute. >> the palisades fire started this morning and the winds caused it to explode in size, burning nearly 3000 acres and reaching the pacific ocean. at least one firefighter and several people have been injured. >> the eaton fire started this evening. it's near altadena and has burned at least 400 acres. there are evacuation orders for nearby pasadena. the palisades fire moved so fast, people literally had to make a run for it to evacuate, and that meant ditching their car. >> the smoke just got really bad. so i just started packing up all of our stuff, and we got in the car to go, and then all the cars were abandoned, so i had nowhere to go. so i just had to get out of my car and start walking. the smoke is so bad i don't i have no idea where we're going. >> more than 30,000 people are under an evacuation order because of the palisades fire, and that now includes parts of santa monica. let's get to reporter nico kousouris watching building after building burn in past pacific palisades. >> just devastatin

here, along the palisades. this is the heart of the palisades. you have restaurants here. and unfortunately, we have been in the neighborhoods above, below, and to each side of the heart of the palisades. and so far, they're saying about a thousand. that's preliminary structure. a thousand lost. we can tell you, that number is going to climb significantly. >> all right. thank you. until today, it was hard to imagine destruction on this scale. today, our liz kreutz saw some of the worst of it. >> a massive and deadly wildfire is unfolding in southern california. from the pacific palisades to pasadena. multiple infernos, continuing mass destruction of homes and businesses. teps of thousands. >> last night was one of the most devastating we've seen in our city history. >> on the coast, the palisades fire, exploding to 60 miles an hour. 75-mile-an-hour winds overnight overtook the iconic city of malibu, and created this apocalyptic scene, stretching for miles on the california coast. >> we're watching multiple beach front properties here go up in flames. first responders tryin

city serves the palisades area. we also serve the palisades area in the unincorporated water supply through the hydrant system. >> the municipal water systems that service our homes and businesses, continue to work effectively. however, they are not designed to fight fire -- wildfires. a firefight with multiple fire hydrants, drawing water from the system for several hours is unsustainable. this is a known fact. that's why air support is so critical to the firefight. and unfortunately, wind and air visibility have prevented that support. county -- however, county and city water reservoirs, available and on standby, once that support becomes available. we will be having fixed wing as well as helicopter draw of water from our system. we also need customers to understand that it is really quite futile to attempt to fight fire with a hose at your house. i would ask that you turn off your water and your gas, both things, before you leave the residence. so we can continue to have that water supply for the hydrant system.

neighborhoods, including pacific palisades. that fire is said to be growing several football fields per minute, the flames already burning scores of homes, also threatening 13,000 other structures. the situation there is so dire that many people had to abandon their vehicles and continue on foot. earlier today, california governor gavin newsom issuing a state of emergency and 30,000 people are now under mandatory evacuation orders. the fire quickly exploded to 3000 acres in pacific palisades, which is between santa monica and malibu. and at the same time, another fire started. a second fire started to the southeast in pasadena and altadena neighborhoods of la, with the worst still to come winds expected to pick up over the next few hours. more than 250 lafd firefighters, in addition to many others from neighboring agencies, are battling the flames. fire officials say the palisades fire is at zero containment right now, but so far just a few injuries have been reported, including at least one firefighter. no reports, though, of

this is the palisades fire. the palisades fire alone has burned at least a thousand homes, businesses and other structures to that number. surely to get much larger. this video shows the drive into pacific palisades earlier this afternoon. so much loss for so many thousands, as we've been telling you, were forced to just up and flee their homes. in fact, we spoke to a young woman with ties to the bay area who evacuated with her family yesterday, and she has learned that her home may not have survived the flames. it was just moving so quickly and the winds were so high. we live in the lower marquez area. that's where our house was on. ballinger and i grew up in the palisades, and all of my friends have lost their homes. we counted today. i think there's only four standing out of hundreds. we have so much love coming in from across the nation, from friends and family, and we feel it. but everybody here in the palisades needs it. i mean, everybody, everybody. so it's the mindset. it's the friends and family that ma

the community of pacific palisades. here's nbc bay area's thom jensen tonight as the wind fans, flames and the palisades fire grows, questions about what went wrong are mounting. governor newsom is calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. and now the l.a. fire chief is pointing fingers at the city. it is my job as a chief to make sure that my firefighters are funded appropriately, are equipped appropriately, and they're trained appropriately. that's why i'm here. that's why i'm in this seat. chief kristin crowley says for monthths,he's been sounding the alarm about how nearly $18 million in budget cuts to the department could impact the community. we've spoken with the fire commission. you have made it very clear that this department is underfunded, correct? that is absolutely correct. in a bold, transparent interview with our nbc station in los angeles friday, the chief said the city has failed the community. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to d

it looks like pacific palisades is devastated. the first question is how does the sheriff's department, how you protect the city while people are out of their homes? >> it is absolutely our responsibility to be there for our community. to be there to evacuate, making sure people are safe and they are not seriously injured or killed. number 2 is to secure that location. at times we have individuals that will take advantage of the unfortunate circumstances and to try to steal things. we are making sure we have adequate staffing not only at the fire that you are reporting from but the other fires that are impacting our county and i'm very proud of our employees for the last 48 hours they've been out there in the conditions that your viewers are seeing and you're doing a good job reporting the chaos and it gets worse at night when you can't see. this is our community, i can report that i've talked to several of our employees today that have lost hopes in that area and the other fire we have going on. we are feeling this even here at h

this one in pacific palisades. this is all that was left by cars abandon in the streets, by locals who felt it was just too risky to stay in gridlock. so they got out of their cars and went down to the ocean. some of those cars were cleared out of the way by a fire department bulldozer. joining us now is a pacific palisades resident, who spotted some 20 homes burning, as he rushed to escape. darren, thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate it. i know you were working at home when this started. take us back to how you knew something was wrong. what happened as you were trying to get out? >> hi, chris. thank you for having me. we saw smoke from our house, and you can see in the video on the screen, sometime after about 10:30 in the morning. and it looked close but not that close at first. we quickly gathered whatever possessions we could quickly get, and then it just -- it exploded. within minutes, 10 to 20 minutes, there wasn't one fire. there were multiple fires, as embers were sort of crisscrossin

he is in pacific palisades. and, nick, what is the latest that you're learning as we are just starting now to feel some of these winds here, starting up? yeah. >> yeah. well aaron, we've heard within the past hour or so an update from the fight here in the palisades. now, 40mi÷ is the extent of this fire. as you say, those winds are coming back. so they are using this little bit of downtime to prepare for that. drops from the air and hand crews on the ground going around the perimeter of this fire, looking for any hotspots, trying to snuff that out and getting ready to react to whatever might come in the middle of the night as these winds pick up, they're going to have extra fire patrols just keeping eyes out. and you know, the difference between now and last week. when the fire broke out here last week, there were 250 firefighters here to fight it. they didn't have a chance. they couldn't get anything in the air. now there are 5000 firefighters here. so the hope is that should anything pop up, they will be able

he said there is no water in the palisades. gross mismanagement. >> harris: i had people reaching out about malibu as well about the hydrants that had no pressure. kennedy rick god bless you. i know that the level of loss and i pray for you and your family and your friends. >> thank you. >> harris: senior national correspondent william la jeunesse is in malibu to bring us the latest from there. i mean, just apocalyptic behind you, william. >> we've been here pretty much all morning and we saw about a dozen homes here along pch get destroyed. you are looking at what's left right now. i wanted to show you how close we are to the water. it is right there. these homes literally were right along the beach basically north of dukes and south of pepperdine. they just went up. they were packed one after the other and they couldn't stop it, right? finally the firefighters -- i will actually pan, if you don't mind, keith if we move down here to show you all along here. firefighters were finally able to stop it about 1 hundred yards away a

especially near the pacific palisades.ing earlier today. >> here in the pacific palisades parts of the area it legitimately look like the up and carpet bomb take the street for instance every single house on both sides of the street have been completely wiped out. the rubble still smoldering despite the fact this a fire came through here days ago. ellie officials say more than 5300 structures destroyed here now. you pan up to the hills there that is that new front of the palisades of fire moving east into that mandeville canyon area. now threatening brentwood. arthel: that's a bill melugin reporting earlier today. we also want to share some a public's service num nu numbersr owners or residents impacted this disaster. if you are in the los angeles area you can call any of these numbers. we have them there on the screen but do not worry if you cannot write them down because we will post it on our website buddhists for information on evacuation warnings, local shelters, animal shelters and other aid. again we've also posted

palisades. about the palisades fire. uh, commander, i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. can you just tell us about the palisades fire, what the status is of it now, and what sort of assets are deployed? >> yeah. currently, um, you know, as as this began yesterday at about 1030 and grew to about 8000 acres this morning, you know, the priorities have been life, safety and and, uh, defending as many structures as we can. >> um, that has been our priority throughout the day. um, we have multiple resources on scene throughout the state. many were pre-positioned by the state. the governor's office of emergency services or cal fire. uh, you know, we have requested a lot more resources that are currently in route or being mobilized currently to bolster this. but our priorities right now, we're still seeing the erratic winds that we saw yesterday. um, and as they have continued through today, you know, a significant amount of ember cast, um, we're taking targets of opportunity to build a suppression line where we can. but obviously the winds have been very significant, sustained

palisades drive. but you know, your viewers must understand there's a finite amount of water, and the water system really isn't designed for a large scale, ongoing firefight like the one that we just experienced here in los angeles county. >> the los angeles city fire chief says that arson investigators are actively looking into the start of the palisades fire. do you suspect that arson is to blame, at least partly, for this devastation? >> you know, i really don't want to speculate on the cause of these five major incidents, especially when the wind is is so incredibly strong. you know, a cigarette out the window of a car, um, any other ignition source could have started the palisades fire. i'd rather wait than speculate to find out what the cause was. but i know that chief crowley and her team at the l.a. city fire department are going to get to the bottom of it. >> los angeles county fire chief anthony moroney, thanks so much. this is an enormous tragedy. so many families need to find new homes, so

she lives in the pacific palisades and previously served as vice—chair of the pacific palisades communityrom redondo beach, california, which is about 25 miles south of the pacific palisades. it is unbelievable. so today is the first full day where people are waking up to the reality, my phone and i assume the telephones of many people have been a light, with sharing information, gathering what they can, sharing with the network and it goes from there. there is no good news, some people have been able to drive into the whether it's remains standing, whether it's in our commercial district which we called the village, the palisades village which is an adorable little sweet little old town. that's historic and sweet at the same time, it's sweet at the same time, its modern and historic at the same time, there is almost nothing there. people's homes have been down, people have been sharing pictures, snapshots with nothing but the skeleton standing. there are famous trees, not so famous trees, neighbourhoods that we know people or historic and have significant and they all just done. signific

we were in malibu, you were in the palisades.breaking news, the hollywood hills, we have some of the video that christina took today, you were up there. why did you go up and what did you see. >> i don't say this lightly, it was a war zone. you think it would be getting better today as winds tapered off because yesterday was when we were looking at up to 100 mile-per-hour wind gusts but still in every direction you are looking you are seeing fires exploding and erupting. house over here on fire and over here and you are hearing those explosions and i was going down sunset and it's a very narrow road. all of a sudden you hit a big thick wall of smoke and you have to turn around and it's a very precarious situation. i understand why it was so imperative for people to get out so quickly and it's just i think when people return and see what's happened, they will be truly shell-shocked. you see the images on the news but being there, it's truly so devastating and the communities will need to rally together to move past this. >> trace:

the community of pacific palisades. here's nbc bay area's thom jensen tonight as the wind fans, flames and the palisades fire grows, questions about what went wrong are mounting. governor newsom is calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. and now the l.a. fire chief is pointing fingers at the city. it is my job as a chief to make sure that my firefighters are funded appropriately, are equipped appropriately, and they're trained appropriately. that's why i'm here. that's why i'm in this seat. chief kristin crowley says for months, she's been sounding the alarm about how nearly $18 million in budget cuts to the department could impact the community. we've spoken with the fire commission. you have made it very clear that is department is underfunded, correct? that is absolutely correct. in a bold, transparent interview with our nbc station in los angeles friday, the chief said the city has failed the community. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do

this from pacific palisades. just a whole community you can see gone. >> and this is a look at where the fires are burning right now with, we know, tens of acres, tens of thousands of acres burning. currently. we want to get to abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at the latest conditions right now. karina. >> yeah, we are getting a better view of the destruction from the palisades fire. aerial images now show house after house, neighborhoods leveled. officials say today that 5300 structures were destroyed, up from 1000 last night. and this afternoon, the los angeles county sheriff said of the five deaths reported so far, one of them was from the palisades fire. initially, it was believed they were all from the eaton fire. the eaton fire continues to grow and remains out of control near pasadena. it is now over 13,000 acres and the number of buildings damaged orhe destroyed has shot up dramatically today. this morning during an update, officials put the number at around 1000 and then again hours later, th

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we've got the palisades fire. we have the hurst fire, also the eaton canyon fire in altadena, and then now the sunset fire. so i want to take you down here towards the sunset fire. this is the new one that just happened re in the past couple of hours. right now, gusts here coming out of the northwest 15 to 35mph. here's hollywood, west hollywood right there. you got runyon canyon. so this is a very well known area. and this fire, the way the winds are blowing, is pushing it down here towards the populated areas. so there are evacuations in place, at least 100 acres on that fire. now, as we get you down here towards the palisades, fire winds right now, 15 to 35 santa monica. also malibu on high alert with this fire. but winds are way down from this time yesterday. and then you got the fire here in altadena. winds right now 15 to 35mph. so on all of these fronts, even though the wind is not as gusty as it was last night, this is still very touch and go down there in southern california. and are we still looking at f

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the biggest fire, though, is the pacific palisades fire. it's just called the palisades fire. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated in that area. strong santa ana winds are fanning those flames. some firefighters say they've never seen anything like it. tankers and fire helicopters are grounded by strong winds. our sister stations, crews on the ground say in addition to homes, the public library and high school there in pacific palisades are burning. the evacuation zone now stretches all the way to malibu and calabasas. the eaton fire has burned more than a thousand acres above pasadena. it exploded in size overnight, growing hundreds of acres in just hours. more than 52,000 people have been evacuated from the pasadena and altadena area in just the past hour or so. more new evacuations were launched in the la canada flintridge area. we've already seen homes burning there as well. another fire started overnight near sylmar. the hurst fire has burned 500 acres and is also forcing evacuations. it's created dangerous conditions for firefighters. there are evacuations in newh

this is the palisades fire. just to give you a sense of the bearings, here is the the santa monica pier here. rivera golf club, palisades area and the pacific coast highway leading away from los angeles into malibu, all right? this is the size of the fire at 2:00 in the afternoon local time. this is what happened an hour later at 3:00 local time. this is 6:00 local time, sun starting to go down in california. you can see how big it got in just a three-hour period of time. it tripled or quadrupled in size. this is 3:00 in the morning our time. just after midnight you see it grow yet again. this morning before we came on the air, dana, this is what we're looking at. that one specific fire which is right here, palisades fire right along the coast there. want to get to nick mccormick. a victim trying to reach his mother. you saw those bulldozers give you access. how did this all develop and what is the status now, nick? >> yeah, thanks for having me on. yeah, so yesterday was pretty hectic and through this morning a

fire in pacific palisades. and then there's the eaton fire burning in altadena and the pasadena area, turning entire neighborhoods into ash and the woodley and hurst fires burning just north of there. and this is what fire crews are up against. those winds whipping and spreading, those hot embers and devastating communities. the palisades fire has grown to more than 15,000 acres. it is still 0% contained. officials believe more than 1000 buildings and homes have already been destroyed, and those numbers are expected to climb. and the fires are putting a major strain on the city's water system, using up to more than 3 million gallons in just 15 hours. some of the fire hydrants running dry because of decreased pressure to the east. the eaton fire, which sparked last night. the l.a. county sheriff says the five deaths are all from this wildfire, and dozens who did not evacuate in time have been injured. this fire has burned more than 10,000 acres. it, too, is 0% contained. the fire chief says more than 100 structu

we're going to take another look at that palisades fire in a moment. palisades. that fire burning in los angeles. 3 3000 acres so fa, no containment and a very dangerous situation. nbc's chase cain is there along sunset boulevard for us. jessica, we are in pacific palisades. this is the pacific coast highway, and this is the famous sunset boulevard here behind me. these cars are people who are continuing to evacuate their homes, because more than 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. just up at the top of the ridgeline, there's condo and apartment buildings along the hillside here overlooking the pacific ocean. but you can see that orange glow on top of the ridge. we've been hearing pops. you can maybe even see some flames there. there are homes burning. at least a couple dozen. it's really hard to get a handle on exactly how bad the impact is so far. because these winds are so strong. it's not just one contained fire. it's lots of smaller fires. as the strong winds pick up an ember, blow it, and then whatever the ember lands on is going to catch o

pray for the palisades community.that's all i can do. >> the tight knit neighborhoods of this coastal area first went up in flames on tuesday. gusty winds sending embers flying faster than firefighters could respond. some residents became trapped while trying to escape. >> there was a big decision do i stay in my car and maybe burn to death or choked from, you know, smoke inhalation? or do i run? and i was able to do a u-turn and i went back to my building. i figured, you know what? i'd rather die in my building than in a car. >> grocery stores, churches, community centers, all destroyed by the blaze. >> just so worried. i didn't even sleep last night. i hadn't cried how i did last night in about 4 or 5 years. i couldn't believe it. this is one of the best communities and cities in los angeles. it's the most beautiful, i can tell you that. and it just got ripped to shreds. it's wiped off the map. >> cal fire reports thousands of structures are still threatened by the palisades fire tonight, and we know crews are stret

pray for the palisades community. that's all i can do. >> the tight knit neighborhoods of this coastal area first went up in flames on tuesday. gusty winds sending embers flying faster than firefighters could respond. some residents became trapped while trying to escape. >> there was a big decision do i stay in my car and maybe burn to death or choked from, you know, smoke inhalation? or do i run? and i was able to do a u-turn and i went back to my building. i figured, you know what? i'd rather die in my building than in a car. >> grocery stores, churches, community centers, all destroyed by the blaze. >> just so worried. i didn't even sleep last night. i hadn't cried how i did last night in about 4 or 5 years. i couldn't believe it. this is one of the best communities and cities in los angeles. it's the most beautiful, i can tell you that. and it just got ripped to shreds. it's wiped off the map. >> cal fire reports thousands of structures are still threatened by the palisades fire tonight, and we know crews are stre

the palisades fire the most destructive fire in l.a. history. more than 9,000 homes and structures now burned to the ground in this fire alone. santa ana winds up to 70 miles per hour fueling at least five major fires. tonight as several fires burn elsewhere, we're with the families as some return to where their homes once stood. they had not been back yet, their homes gone. and tonight we're hearing from the family of a man who died with a garden hose in his hand, trying to protect his home, and the well-known names who have lost their homes too. tonight actor billy crystal and his wife losing the home where they raised their children and grandchildren. what they're saying tonight. our team back across the fire zone tonight and the new concern as we head into the evening. ginger zee on the santa ana winds and what's coming next. >>> the other news this thursday night, the major winter storm moving from texas to the east coast. tonight, 20 states on alert for snow and ice. several states expected to get more snow than they're used to. >>> tonigh

further east, palisades charter high school went up in flames. and "carrie." while in pasadena, an evacuation warning from the eaton fire was issued for the area around the rose bowl. and several tv productions have been halted. that includes "grey's anatomy." it includes jimmy kimmel. in addition to that, the l.a. zoo is closed today because of those high winds. >> norah: concerned about that air quality. tom hanson, thank you. we will be right back. lity. tom hanson, thank you. we will be right back for cancer, wants to n but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 17 types of cancer, including certain early-stage cancers. one of those cancers is triple-negative breast cancer. keytruda may be used with chemotherapy medicines as treatment before surgery and then continued alone after surgery when you have early-stage breast cancer and are at high risk of it coming back. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see yo

that largest fire, the palisades fire.tained right now and it has already burned over 23,000 acres. so a really widespread fire giving such a challenge to firefighters. and this has been an international effort. there have been planes that are capable of dropping water that have been flown in from canada. and just yesterday, a number of firefighters from mexico were flown in tojoin this fight. we are just about a block from the iconic sunset boulevard, which is in movies i'm sure you've heard of, or if you've been to california. it is a beautiful street here that runs through the pacific palisades with multi—million dollar homes surrounding it. it really is an idyllic place to live. it is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate, not only here in california, but across the country. talking to people returning, they left with their neighbourhoods on fire, returning, and their homes are unrecognisable. we've talked to people who weren't even sure if it was their home. they said, you know, everything matches up on look

now it's pacific palisades. much of the palisades village area. that's the shopping and dining area nearby. also gone. malibu was hit. we've been talking about this. this is along the famed pacific coast highway, multimillion dollar homes now right along the beach. this is la costa beach in malibu. this is what it looked like before the fires. and here's what it looks like now gone. that same la costa beach on both sides of the pacific coast highway. gone. we're going to need some really to reimagine our housing now statewide. this isn't just about money and insurance. it's about how we're going to live here in california and how we recover. a bay area based group is stepping up to help. the nonprofit is called after the fire usa. it offers assistance to communities after a major wildfire. everything from navigating insurance claims to providing emotional support after the fire usa formed after the north bay fires here in 2017, after the ceo watched her community burn down, the nonprofit has helped communities impacted by nearly every major fire i

the palisades and the 405 freeway.as you near westwood, which is where ucla campus is, we will continue to follow all of this for you. and our continuing coverage is on all of our streaming platforms roku, fire tv, google tv, and nbcbayarea.com. any time check those sites or download our free nbc bay area app. we're going to turn now to other news. president joe biden plans to deliver a farewell address to the nation next week. on wednesday, biden will be delivering his speech from the oval office. his remarks will come less than a week before president elect trump's inauguration. president biden is expected to talk about his time in various political offices, along with a message to america about the country's future. and a live look for you. the sun is shining on our state capitol, where state legislatures, legislators, pardon me, are looking over the budget proposal submitted by governor newsom this week. the governor laid out some of the highlights. he calls it a $322 billion budget that has no deficit. the governo