these are live pictures in the san fernando valley.battling flames near the 405 freeway in the san fernando valley . the getty museum, the screwball center, this is right in the heart of densely populated los angeles. coming down a hill and out of control. i used to live right near here so i can't even believe what is happening and what we are seeing . these may be firefighters, but they may well be -- >> it almost looks like homeowners -- >> -- yeah, regular people trying to protect their homes with fire hoses. this is major. mulholland drive, flames have been -- have been reported. steve, you have been hearing about what is happening. >> i think you have covered it. based on what i have seen there has been nothing really new except what you just mentioned around the getty . >> a lot of us know that traffic, rush-hour, always densely populated in los angeles. always in that area. on top of the flames being right alongside the 405 . >> it is truly dangerous. that commute starts early and people in the bay area live further away from wh

the creek fire in the san fernando fire is also burning. crews are on the way south to lend a hand in fighting the fire. a lot of the fire crews from southern california made their way up here to northern california to fight our fires and now our firefighters say our mutual aid system is working out. and they are headed to lend a hand where needed. >> we want to head to a closer look at one of the neighborhoods that's destroyed down in ventura. we go live to mill la lieu sheen in the city of ventura. >> reporter: good afternoon to you guys. this fire is an absolute monster, almost 50,000 acres burned in just under 24 hours. 150 structures burned to the ground several from this neighborhood. let me give you a look at what we're seeing. at least five homes are on the street. this home is still burning right now. we've been hearing natural gases. if you want to take a look. a car on the street has literally melted. you can see the molten steel on the ground. showing how hot the flames were. governor jerry brown issued a state of emergency for

san fernando 56-mile-per-hour winds. 78-mile-per-hour winds in san fernando. it looks like an elevation post there. that tells me that all of southern california is primed for potentially what we are seeing in ventura. that is what's scary here. in other words, what's happening here could happen 50 miles to the south because the conditions are essentially the same. here you're seeing a live picture shot. again, scale is hard to get on these fires this time of day, but i can tell you those trees are at least 100 feet high and those flames are lapping up and you've got strong winds continuing to below in that area as we pull back and you can't -- we talked about it last night. you can't -- you don't fight -- some of these fires you don't fight like coffey park. you don't fight it. you get out of the way and get people out of the way which is what they did in ventura. >> i think you touched on this. one of the issues here is these santa ana winds are going west toward the water and pushing the flames toward populated areas as opposed to pushing the flames east wh

you have the creek fire in san fernando in interstate 210. that's 11,000 acres. the rye fire at 7,000 acres. thomas fire, the largest one in ventura county and the new one we're hearing about that burned in bel aire and interstate 405. 50 acres right now. winds 20 to 40 miles an hour tonight all the way through friday. then you can see here by this weekend it's not going to be quite as gusty but it's still going to be breezy the saturday should give us a bit of a break in terms of those gusty winds. the fire weather, our dry sun t t thiny weather but produced. it continues to push our rainfall up into alaska. the fires burning in southern california has it on our minds here because of our recent fires. i wanted to take a look at the winds for tonight. it's going to be breezy near strasan francisco. a drier, offshore wind. i don't see anything higher than this but it will be breezy tonight. please remember no barbecuing or anything of that kind it's so extremely dry here across the bay. as we head into tomorrow morning, it's going to be chilly to start. we have be

the area is the san fernando valley. it's north of burbank. this particular area surrounded by three freeways. we're talking about the 210, 405 and the 5. it's a very busy area. the fire still raging tonight. one of four throughout southern california. >>> we have new developments tonight in exclusive nbc bay area investigation. the criminal case is moving forward against the u.s. coast guard member facing charges in the death of his 3-year-old daughter. senior investigative reporter broke the story in august. >> reporter: 31-year-old jimmy barlow faces four counts of child endangerment. prosecutors say he saw scratches and bruises on his daughter. he knew she had been soiling herself even though she was potty trained and knew she had eaten her own feces. in ste instead of taking her to the doctor, he went to work opinion the defense painted him as the victim. he was a new dad and portrayed by doctors and social workers who suspected him of abuse. 3-year-old eden lynn mp died from blunt force drama to the head back in september of 2011. the co

it has already burned 17 square miles and it destroyed at least 30 homes in the northern san fernando valley. two firefighters have been hurt while battling the flames in los angeles. more than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate . >> 12 miles north of the creek fire the arrive fire is threatening 1300 homes. look at these pictures. fire officials say that fire in the city of santa clarita is five percent contained but has already burned 5000 acres. at one point it shut down interstate. at one point it shut down interstate 5 near the magic mountain amusement park. so far no serious injuries have been reported there. >>> the southern california fires are turning into another major battle with firefighters going up against mother nature . >> just like the northbay wildfires, strong wind or a big problem. reporter allison barber is live in ventura county right now. what is the wind like now? >> reporter: you can see right now in the last two hours or so the wind has started to pickup. that is a big concern today, that the wind could reach up to 70 miles an hour and cause more pr

this is the san fernando valley. this is another fire that starts to the right, the creek fire. 11,000 acres at least burned. 30 homes at least destroyed. if you pan to the left, you can just see the smoke from that fire fanning out across the san fernando valley, meeting up with smoke from another fire in santa clarita over the hills, and going far to the left into the west to meet the largest fire out in ventura county, the thomas fire. 65,000 acres, well over 150 homes destroyed. thousands displaced. no power. schools closed. air quality terrible. we're going to have to see how this plays out for the rest of the week. for "nightly business repor i'm jane wells in bel air. >>> and still ahead, why ups is already suffering >>> as republicans hash out the final version of the tax bill, housing advocates say it could hurt both home prices and home ownership rates. but a top housing expert doesn't necessarily agree. and diana oleic sp >> reporter: if any knows home prices, it's professor robert shiller, co-creator of t

in the northern san fernando valley and tens of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. fire investigators say it is likely hundreds of homes have already burned. there is no containment on two of the fires. five percent containment on the one burning near the magic at an amusement park. >>> the biggest of the three fires starting monday night near san polly in ventura county. the wind is quickly pushed it toward the city of ventura . >> it has burned 78 square miles as of this morning. our reporter allison barber is at the fire scene right now. tell us about the wind. is it still a big problem? >> reporter: officials are worried it will be today. they say the ventura county sheriff's office has said they want air support up once the sun comes up today. that becomes difficult when you have high wind. that has been one problem fighting these fires, it has been hampered and held back on what they can do in air support. today we are expecting the wind is to be high again, causing more problems when it comes to the fire on the ground as well as what firefighters are trying

it has burned 17 square miles in the san fernando valley.ers have been hurt and more than 100,000 people have beenarded to evacuate. 12 miles north of the creek fire, the rye fire is also threatening hundreds of homes. fire officials say this fire in the city of santa clarita is 5% contained. already burned 7,000 acres. at one point this fire actually shut down the 5 near the magic mountain amusement park. no serious injuries reported there. >>> take a look at this video. you see a firefighter battling the skirball fire near the getty center. he is overcome by heat ask taken away to get medical assistance. let's get more from gina silva. >> reporter: the firefighter is getting better. he got water and help. what he was trying to do is come inside of this home. because we have been told that the attic is on fire and the flames are coming up. one of the other firefighters said in a panic, this house we're concerned it will go up like a bomb. you should move. we were trying to get our equipment out of there. we are stuck because all of the hose

. >> 20 square miles have burned in the northern san fernando valley area. 150,000 people have had to evacuate there. four homes and buildings have been destroyed, 2500 homes and businesses are still in danger, and two firefighters have been treated for injuries. >> and the rye fire, that's the fire closest to magic mountain amusement park, is not contained, it may not be contained until next thursday. firefighters made progress as the winds died down for a while. >>> the biggest fire is the one burning in ventura county. it's forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. >> it shut down a major freeway on the western side of the county. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you. we can tell you this is a small community and it's next to highway 101 that is actually closed at this point. you can take a look this way. this is highway 101 right here, completely empty this morning. this is a rare site here in ventura county. coming in from santa barbra this morning this was closed and it's empty because of the closure. this was burning up on the hillside. it jumped highw

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the next biggest fire, the creek fire in the san fernando valley is at 15,000 acres and 95% contained. it's destroyed 60 homes. people are returning home to find rubble. >> we're looking for anything, you know, jewelry, family members, documents, anything that we can find. >> three other fires burned about 10,000 acres and destroyed nearly 200 structures. >> firefighters are getting a handle on the flames and contained a sixth fire. >> let's get the latest on weather conditions. >> winds continue to be rather active, and they will ebb and flow over the next 24 hours. winds right now, generally between 15 and 20 nps. we do expect them to kick up early tomorrow morning. look at the trend for the winds to continue that weakening state. by tomorrow evening, the winds are less than 15 miles per hour. but the wind direction is key to the forecast, because smoke is moving into our atmosphere thanks to the clockwise flow. another spare the air day is in effect. we're tracking a very chilly night. >> drew, thank you. >>> there are several well known evacuees. ellen degeneres tweeted tonight, o

after this brush fire exploded overnight in the san fernando valley.rews mounted a ground and >>> firefighters in southern california are dousing hot spots after a brush fire overnight in the san fernando valley. crews fought by air and ground as it burned through heavy brush. no, no evacuations have been ordered. four acres have burned. >>> cal fire is doing something out of the norm. kpix 5's devin fehely tells us that it is opting to keep more stations open during the winter months. >>> reporter: after a year in which wildfires swept through wine country, santa cruz and parts of southern california, they decided to keep dozens of fire stations open for business year round. >> we haven't seen rainfall in significance of the last month and obviously, we have had some very significant fires this later part of the fall. and that's outside of what our normal budget of fire season would be. >> reporter: typically, fire stations like this one tucked way in the southern end of the almaden valley in san jose close during the winter months when the threat of

two firefighters were hurt battling the creek fire in northern san fernando valley.of thousands have been forced to evacuate. authorities say it is likely hundreds of homes have already burned and there is no containment on two of the fires . only five percent containment on the one burning right now near the magic mountain amusement park . >> the biggest of the three fires started monday night near santa paula in ventura county. the wind quickly pushed it towards the city of ventura, now across 101 . >> it has burned 78 square miles. ellison barber hit the ground and is at the fire scene. we are still focused on the wind and what else can you tell us? as i look over your shoulder at that was at home -- >> >> reporter: there are a lot of homes that look like this in this neighborhood. in addition to the fires that people are dealing with, southern california as of last night at about 9 pm 44,000 customers were without power. you mentioned the home behind me. i will show you a little if we can. there are quite a few homes in this neighborhood that look a lot like this

de las 4 de la tarde cuando los detectives que investigaban una serie de robos en el valle de san fernandou vehiculo en el area de north hollywood y tras unna breve persecucion. le dieron alcance en la interseccion de las calles vose y laurel canyon.donde dispararon a la victima cuando supuestamente pretendia escapar corriendo sot chris ramirez, portavoz del departamento de policía de los angeles "al momento de que el sospechoso salio del carro estaba involucrado en un tiroteo con los detectives, el sospechoso fue herido, paramédicos respondieron, últimamente el sospechoso fallecio de sus heridas" sin embargo las autoridadades no precisaron si el sospechoso estaba armado.o si representaba una amenaza para los detectives.. tampoco pudieron revelar cuantos oficiales fueron los que abrieron fuego contra el presunto ladron sot alejandra rodriguez, testigo "venían persiguiendo a un auto y se oyeron unos disparos y yo creo que por aquí lo encontraron" poco despues al lugar del incidente llegaron la hermana y la madre de la victima quien estallo en llanto al comprobar que era su hijo quien cayo m

it has burned 11,000 acres in the san fernando valley and is still burning out of control. the flames have forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 people many living in sylmar and lakeview terrace. >> the governor today declared a state of emergency in ventura and l.a. counties. chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now. those santa ana winds are making it difficult for firefighters to get down there. >> yeah, that is the whole story. you can talk about fuel and talk about fuel moisture and temperatures and humidity. it's all about the wind. the wind is howling down there. we saw it last night. we're seeing it again tonight. we'll see it again tomorrow night. that's the thing. these santa ana wind conditions usually last for a couple nights. almost like we have our heat waves here in the summer or the fall. it's three hot and out. that's typically santa ana is maybe two big days and then it's done or somewhere in that range, but we're talking this thing wants to go all the way into friday at least according to some of the latest models. that indicates red flag warning

themes in the northern san fernando valley. 160,000 people have been ordered to evacuate there. the fire has destroyed 2500 homes. and people are in danger and firefighters are being treated with injuries. >>> and the rye fire, it's 10% contained, it may not be fully contained until next thursday. more than 5,000 homes are in danger, but firefighters actually made progress as the winds died down for a while. >>> california's to firefighter said the region is in the worst santa ana wind conditions that it's ever seen. the wildfire threat from wind is extreme and that fires that erupt will burn uncontrollably. he has issued a purple wind warning, that's one step above red. i don't know if i've everybody seen that. it's never been used before. the winds today could hit 80 miles per hour, similar to hurricane-force winds and he said that may make it impossible to fight those wildfires. with that wind, not only fighting the fires started but the embers could start other fires because it's so dry down there. >> a purple alert. and steve paulson is following this at all. >> there's no

san fernando, 33. that's why this entire area, 8.7, nearly 8.7 million people under critical fire conditions. that red flag warning for extreme fire danger from the border with mexico, all the way up to slow. this is going to last not only today, but tomorrow and also most of the day saturday, reggie, until 8:00. evacuations, there could be more coming. >> we'll continue watching it, mike, thank you. >>> world news tonight anchor david muir is going to have coverage of the wildfires live from southern california. catch his reports today at 3:30 then again at 5:30 right after abc 7 news. >>> today on abc 7 mornings, we watched live as fire burned underneath b.a.r.t. tracks. it was an unusual sight. so we thought. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield found out these kinds of fires are popping up more often in oakland. amy? >> reporter: yeah, right here in a homeless encampment, reggie, look behind me at the damage done to the belongings of some homeless people. this is right near the west b.a.r.t. station.

the creek fire near sylmar is still out of control at more than 11=thousand acres. 150=thousand san fernandoalley residents have been evacuated ,farther north the rye fire has reached seven thousand acres near castaic.nat the southland's biggest fire is in ventura county.today it reached the pacific ocean ... drivers on highway 101 were forced to drive through flames this morning. natthe thomas fire has covered 66=thousand acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and left residents choking on smoke.kind of like nuclear winter i guess." in jus ta few minutes we will go live to ventura county for an update on the fire and air conditions there (grant) one of the worst hit areas == ventura county...the "thomas fire" (catherine) it has burned more than 65- thousand acres. omar jiminez is live in ventura county tonight...he has the latest on what fire crewsare up against.. (grant) omar--- how is it looking right now? (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. a strong ridge of high pressure is forecast to persist over the west coast through

he represents san fernando valley. he is accused of sexual misconduct.bbyist who says the assemblyman cornered her in the bathroom and exposed himself. the other says he was her former supervisor. >> i thought make it very clear that i do not want to be here and that there is no misunderstanding. and so i said several times, no, i will not touch you. >> at events or fund-raisers, he would eye women in the room and talk about his conquests, who he had slept with. >> he denies any wrongdoing. he says he looks forward to clearing his name. >> women are replacing stars who have been accused of sexual misconduct. christiane amanpour is taking charlie rose's slot on pbs. her public affairs show that airs on cnn international will also be shown on pbs starting next monday. and netflix's house of cards is moving forward without kevin spacey. robin wright who plays claire underwood will take the lead. >> facebook is launching a messaging app for kids, messenger kids is for children under 13 who can't have their own facebook accounts. parents can control who their

from candy cane lane in the san fernando valley to brooklyn. >> to me i like to see my whole house filled don't like to see a space. i want it to feel like santa aus house. >> reporter: you've got a space. >> but that's not my house. >> reporter: the big tree had 47,000 lights. more than on rockefeller center. >> that's right. >> reporter: it strikes me that there's this kind of arms race for christmas lights. like every year houses are pressured to do it bigger and better. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you feel that pressure every year? >> not really. i design a display, then make it come to life. >> reporter: he's got a talking lucy. >> merry christmas, you blockhead. >> reporter: olaf. ♪ do you want to build a snowman ♪ >> reporter: then a reindeer doing stand-up comedy. >> which reindeer can jump higher than a house. they all can. houses can't jump. >> reporter: to top it off, they even wowed the judge by turning their driveway into an ice rink. ♪ and the whole thing is organic. what sold them on this house is that it matched so nicely with his christmas display. >> most people, normal peo

he represents san fernando valley. he is accused of sexual misconduct.ho says the assemblyman cornered her in the bathroom and exposed himself. the other says he was her former supervisor. >> i thought make it very clear that i do not want to be here and that there is no misunderstanding. and so i said several times, no, i will not touch you. >> at events or fund-raisers, he would eye women in the room and talk about his conquests, who he had slept with. >> he denies any wrongdoing. he says he looks forward to clearing his name. >> women are replacing stars who have been accused of sexual misconduct. christiane amanpour is taking charlie rose's slot on pbs. her public affairs show that airs on cnn international will also be shown on pbs starting next monday. and netflix's house of cards is moving forward without kevin spacey. robin wright who plays claire underwood will take the lead. >> facebook is launching a messaging app for kids, messenger kids is for children under 13 who can't have their own facebook accounts. parents can control who their kids ch

the creek fire and the -- in the san fernando valley is now 95% contained. could be 100% contained by late tomorrow. the fire burning near magic mountain, the amusement park there could be fully contained by friday. and the fire in san diego is 75% contained. now, firefighters from berkeley are among the bay area crews in southern california helping fight the massive wildfires. the engine 305 tweeted that they were demobilized from the creek fire in l.a. county. they were being sent to the thomas fire now in ventura county. that's happening with a lot of crews being sent back up into ventura county. that tweet went on to say the crew is healthy and safe and has put in hard work over the last few days. be safe out there, guys. >>> fire crews battling the fires have performed many rescues in the past week, some of those rescued were animals, san diego area fire crews pulled this dog to safety. that dog seemed hungry and thirsty, appeared last but -- lost but now being cared for. >>> high school freshmen from danville spent the day yesterday delivering bags fill

the other fire named the creek fire has burned 1,000 acres in the san fernando valley. authorities don't know how either fire started. >>> the time is now 7:33. back here at home, oakland city workers are on strike after talks over their contract broke down. >> allie rasmus is live at city hall where workers are on the picket line behind you, allie. >> reporter: yeah. there are about ten of them behind us. this is one of the entrances to oakland city hall on the webster side. on the other entrances of city hall, there are workers picketing as well. they are from local 21 that represents about a thousand engineers and professional workers with the city of oakland. this is supporting the public works union that called the strike today. altogether, about 2700 city of oakland workers are on strike. that means public services, library services will be closed today. it won't affect police and fire emergency services. one of the biggest sticking points in the negotiations that broke down between the union and the city is over wage increases. they want to give workers a 4% pay

that's near san fernando and also interstate 210. you the rye fire. the less 5,000 acres near santa clarita impacting interstate 5. then you have the thomas fire. largest one here where jodi hernandez was reporting at 50,000 acres. i want to show you how massive this spread of this fire is. less than 48 hours ago, it started near santa paula. it spread fast down to ventura. and now it's approaching ojai. we have storm ranger there. it's locating the smoke plumes. the thickest plumes from santa paula to fillmore and also right there near ojai. in terms of a forecast, a fire warning until friday. winds generally 25 to 30 miles per hour. but we still could see gusts, 40 to 60. and again this weekend some calmer winds do return. of course some conditions and the things that all of the families are going through. eerily similar to what we experienced a few weeks back. terry mcsweeney is in santa rosa with more. terry, it's a sickening feeling seeing this after what we just went through. >> reporter: it really is. i sat down and watched our 6:00 newscast wi

he represents san fernando valley and rising star in the democratic party. may be diminishing. two women held press conference accusing him of sexual misconduct. one is pamela testified about an incident last year without naming names. now described how he allegedly cornered her in las vegas bathroom and exposed himself. >> oh, my god, what do i do? i thought make it very clear i don't want to be her, no misunderstanding. i said several times, no, i will not touch you. >> another accuser is jessica yas parker. used to report to >> talked about gym routine, draw attention to different muscle groups and ask for attention on different body parts. >> team sent a cease and desist order and this response. i affirmatively deny this event ever happened at any time. i am saddened by this lobbyist's effort to create this falsehood and make these inflammatory statements. i was monitoring his twitter account but by early afternoon, page longer available. larry and dion. >>> cbs says it's buying aetna in a deal to help the health care chain reach deeper into health care. pairs company that

the creek fire in the northern san fernando valley has burned 15,000 acres, and it's 40% contained.ive homes for destroyed and 2500 structures are threatened. and fire crews have made progress on the skirball fire at ucla. classes have resumed and the nearby getty center is once again reopened. >>> as for the lilac county in northern san diego county, we told you the fire destroyed 20 homes in a mobile home retirement community. the fire started yesterday morning in the city of fallbrook. we brought it to you as breaking news yesterday at noon. the fire has burned through 4000 acres. several schools in northern san diego county have canceled class for the day because of the lilac fire. >>> 25 racehorses died when flames swept through a training center. many of the horses are now being boarded at the del mar racetrack. >>> two women are sending surprise to ventura county. >> her family's avocado ranch burned on the first night of the thomas ranch. in october, she lost her santa rosa home. vincent was evacuated for nine days. both women helped other families. and now they want to do t

now to the creek fire in the san fernando valley... has hopped the 210 freeway...and burned at least 30 homes and more than 11 thousand acres. this one started around 4-am today...and tonight some 150-thousand people have been evacuated. two firefighters have been injured...as the fire rages in the foothills of the angeles national forest. and the rye fire...also burnign in l-a county...is not as big...but it too is destructive and burning without containment. five thousand acres have burned in the rye canyon area near six flags magic mountain and hurricane harbor. this is right along the five freeway...east of ventura. this fire is five percent contained. and these are just three of the seven fires cal fire is dealing with right now in l-a, ventura and san bernadino counties... mutual aid from all over the state, including the bay area...has descended on the region to help. the red flag warning doesn't expire until friday night. (pam) police are trying to reassure shoppers at an east bay target store... that the location is safe. this

residents in the san fernando value and ventura. the fire in ventura burning 90,000 acres. the flames have now reached los angeles. >> all of l.a. county under warning. several homes in bel-air destroyed. nearly 300 los angeles schools also closed. ucla classes canceled today. nasa astronaut tweeting these images from the international space station just to give you a grasp of the sheer size and magnitude of these fires. let's get the latest from dan simon. good morning to you. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, it's been a very long night for these fi firefighters. it could be even longer with the winds expected to pick up. right now it's relatively calm but we are expecting hurricane-force winds. it could pick up flying embers and push the fire to more places. as you said i'm in bel-air. you can see this is one of the houses destroyed. you can see a little bit of flame inside the garage. see the roof just totally caved in and destroyed this house. you've got about six homes in this subdivision that have been destroyed. eleven more damaged. now you can see the firefight

burned more than 11-thosuand acres and destroyed at least 30 homes along the 210 in the northern san fernando valley. also in l-a county...the rye fire has burned more than seven thousand acres in the santa clarita area. this is all happening as resources from the bay area and beyond are helping crews try to keep up with the wind driven firestorms that just keep popping up. we'll keep you posted here and always on kron4.com. (catherine) the f-b-i is setting up a task force to investigate fire-related fraud in the north bay. it's made up of local, state, and federal agencies...in sonoma, lake, napa and mendocino counties. they'll use information from agencies which have been dealing with other recent disasters..and target fraud in the areas affected by the wildfires. (catherine) 9-billion dollars in insurance claims have been filed following the fires. that's up from three-point-three billion in late october. the new number includes residential, commercial and car losses. 88-hundred buildings were destroyed by nearly two dozen fires in mid-october. and people have filed claims about partial lo

in los angeles county, 20 square miles have been burned in the creek fire in the northern san fernando00 people have evacuated. four buildings have been destroyed with 2500 homes and businesses in danger. firefighters have been treated for injuries. finally the rye fire burning your magic mountain amusement park is now 10% contained. firefighters may not fully contain it until next thursday. 5000 homes are in danger but firefighters made progress because the wind died down for you while. we are waiting for updates from cal fire and the los angeles county fire department to get all of the newest details on how the fires have grown and developed overnight. >>> oakland city workers are on the picket lines this morning for the ford -- third day of the strike. let's go to the maintenance service center to talk about sticking points in negotiation.>> reporter: this is one of several picket lines in the city. behind us are a few members of the union that has called the strike. altogether there are about 3000 workers across the city who are affected by this. the city council will meet again to

where you are looking, it's in the san fernando valley down maybe go into beverly hills, and maybe some

san fernando, 45. and into the next 24 hours, we won't see much change in the wind gusts by this time tomorrow. we'll still be looking at gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour. and that is going to complicate containment and firefighting. we'll keep tabs on it and update out any changes. >> meantime, north by a firefighters are arriving to help fight ventura fire with. the emergency strike team as they left richmond this morning. she has a story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> reporter: 22 north bay firefighters gathered in the pre dawn dark know greeting each other with hot cups of coffee. they started monitoring the raging thomas fire last night. >> they have predicted the worst winds of the season. so kind of had thea that maybe we would get called out. sure enough about, 4:30 we got call. >> the fire departments started packing up. about two hours later. the convoy assembled. they expect to drive to southern california to last about six or seven hours. they don't know how long they'll be away fro

the creek fire in the san fernando valley is 95% contained and it should be fully contained by tomorrow. the rye fire is 93% contained. it could be fully contained by friday. some people have been allowed to return to their neighborhoods to see if their homes survived. >> in san diego the lilac fire has burned 4100 acres and is 80% contained. most evacuation orders have been lifted. the fire started burning since thursday morning. it could take another week to get it completely under control. fire crews are getting a lot of outside help fighting these fires. beside the crews from northern california 700 firefighters from 10 other states are helping battle the fires. >> it is important for victims of the north bay wildfires. coming up, allie rasmus will bring us more on the deadline for federal disaster aid and the disaster recovery center that will be closing. >>> we wish we had rain today but we do not. we won't have rain 40 while. >> may be in about 10 days. the thomas fire started one week ago today and it is 15% contained only. that is the main focus. the containment on the other fi

continues to worsen over the next 48 hours, there are three massive fires burning now all in the san fernando valley and the biggest is near the city of ventura. so far 150 buildings are destroyed there. and smaller but still dangerous fires are growing in towns just to the south. the biggest concern tonight is the santa ana winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. >> we have extremely high winds and low relative humidity and our fuel conditions are absolutely as bad as they can be for fire spread. we are concerned about the wind popping up again today and pushing the fire further to the west. >> this is already the worst year on record for wild fires in california's history. back in october more than 40 people died and 10,000 structures lost when fire swept through northern california wine country. >>> in washington john conyers the most senior member of the house of representatives announces today he is retiring effective immediately. this in the wake of allegations of sex harassment against him. at the same time alabama senate candidate roy moore under intense pressure to drop out because of

seen in my 20 year careermore than 11 thousand acres have burned in sylmara neighborhood in the san fernando valley region of los angeles, in the creek fire.sot we want to be really clear with folks we have lost structures but we have not lost lives. do not wait leave your homes because this wind could pick up and go a different direction.we don't know what this fire will doand more than 5-thousand acres have burned in santa clarita's rye fire.sot we have been here almost thirty yearswe've gone through floods and fires it's just the wind you don't know where it's going to go.more than 150 structures have burned to the ground in the thomas fire and firefighters believe that number is likely to rise as crews beging to assess the full amount of damage. for the first time we're hearing stories of people helping other people. sot i said yeah is this enough food for 3 families she said yeah what is going on i said we all just had our houses burnshe just said i'm not charging you for the food. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes as thousands of firefighters bat

do a 180 this is the san fernando valley.s is where there's another large fire off to the right is the creek fire 11,000 acres destroyed, 1300 people evacuated there and as you pan left you can just see smoke is blanketing the san fernando valley. it's meeting up with smoke from the fire over the hill in santa clarita and going out to where i live in ventura county, where they have the largest fire, the thomas fire which is also just burning its way down to the ocean. it is amazing. schools are closed air quality is terrible and firefighters are telling everyone in southern california be prepared to be ready, set, go just in case because this is an unusually long sustain santa ana week that's lasting in december. in december, that's nusual and by now we're supposed to have rain not a drop. >> are you having any trouble breathing, jane? >> i have to tell you, it was so hard getting up here because of the traffic, everything shut off. i started hiking up -- if you know this city, people i parked on ventura boulevard and started

a smoke advisory and bad air quality warning is issued for the west and east san fernando valleys and beach areas of the counties. >>> it's hazy all across southern california. >> it's something of course we saw with the wine country wildfires wine. the smoke lasted for days. you have to feel for them. >> the problems in southern california with those windy conditions, they can't get the choppers up because it's dangerous when you have those high winds. so what's the situation there now? >> unfortunately, the winds are not going to be calming down for a while until about friday. it's because this high pressure over the great basin is really leading to more of those santa anas. there's a slight break but not enough to get rid of this red flag warning. they will have that until 8 p.m. on friday and here are the details of it. damaging winds expected, again, gusts 50 to 80 miles per hour. the worst of it will be thursday into friday. that's when that high pressure builds even more. and look at those humidity levels. during the day, dropping down to 4% to 15%. humidity overnight condition

and it's burning a thousand acres in the san fernando valley.eached 60 miles per hour overnight. and the incident commander says the winds are increasing, making the fire much more difficult to stop. at 5:00 this morning. alameda county fire strike team, consisting of five engines headed down to help in ventura. firefighters from san mateo are also heading down south. the thomas fire is burning near the campus of thomas aquinas college in santa paula. it's burned 31,000 acres, about the size of san francisco. and it could grow to 50,000 acres in the hills. 150 structures have already burned, including the ventura hospital seen engulfed in flames. 27,000 people were forced to evacuate. >> i know how dry the trees get. and i'm amazed it isn't burning. >> all we he had from 5:00 on was the fire was in santa paula. and then it was next thing you know we looked in our backyard and it was over the hill. >> reporter: this morning, firefighters battled flames in downtown ventura. multiple homes were on firer in city hall. the los angeles times reports t

where you are looking, it's in the san fernando valley down maybe go into beverly hills, and maybe some of them go into santa monica. it's a huge route that connects much of l.a. here. it's a huge deal. also what is happening there are homes are being threatened there on the hillside. from what i understand it's burning on the eastern side of the 405. when the winds pick up later today as they are expected to do as they have been doing, you will see the embers can get caught up in the winds and fly, and they will catch on to something else and can burn that down. that's exactly what we have been seeing over southern california. with the multiple fires we have been seeing, burning, the thomas fire here where i am standing, 50,000 acres have been burned and it's still burning out of control, and embers catching in the wind, look at behind me, the house devastated, destroyed, burned down and the house behind it is completely fine, and the house to the right burning down and and the house next to it standing there fine as well. this is a concern. the winds picked up for a little and died do

. >> the creek fire in the northern san fernando valley has burned 15,000 acres. the update there, it's 20% contained. five homes were destroyed and 2500 are still threatened. >> the fire crews have made progress battling the skirball fire near ucla. classes at ucla will resume today. and the nearby getty center which has been closed is going to reopen today. >>> one of the new fires is that lilac fire in northern san diego county. and it destroyed 20 homes in a mobile home retirement community. it started in the city of fallbrook. two people were sent to the hospital with burns. the fire burned 4000 acres, and it's 0% contained. several schools have canceled classes today because of the fire. and we heard that it's moving west towards oceanside and camp pendleton. >>> at least 25 racehorses died yesterday when flames from the lilac fire swept through a training facility. some of the horses are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. they were set free and encouraged to run away as the flames engulfed the training center. many of the horses are being boarded at th

also in los angeles county, the fire in the northern part of san fernando valley has burned 120,000 square miles, and four buildings have been destroyed and 25,000 homes remain threatened. they've been pushing flames and carrying embers in the hills where they're lighting new fires. the problem is made worse because of extremely low humidity that is drying out the grass and brush in the area. >>> crews have made the most progress against the fire that's closest to the magic mountain amusement park. they're starting to get some containment, but fire officials say it will take at least next thursday to get at 100% contained. 5,000 homes are in the path of that fire right now. crews say they're starting to make progress against the fire, and will be when they are able to when the winds settle down. >>> steve paulson is here, how tough a fight? >> it will be worse today by far. the october, november time frame was the warmest ever and the second driest. there's nothing good that's happening. and the wind will pick up. first of all, something very unusual has happened. you don't see it often he

the creek fire in the northern san fernando valley has burned 15,000 acres and 40% contained.s were destroyed. 2500 are threatened. the white house approved an emergency declaration for the state of california. this means the department of homeland security and fema will coordinate relief efforts and bring federal aid to those affected by the wildfires. >>> tens of thousands of homes are threatened by the wildfire. the thomas fire has burned 400 homes. what are the conditions there this morning. >> reporter: right now we're seeing for the first time today air support over the fire that's have been burning on this side of the mountain. i will step out of the way and let you see a little bit. you can see two helicopters back here. they have been going over down sort of lower on the right end -- on the right side of the mountain to pick up water and heading bag up there. there is heavy smoke. the fire has been burning all morning on the side of the mountain facing us and on the back side. this is the first time that we've seen any type of air support today. remember, this is some

. >> the creek fire in the northern san fernando valley is 40% contained. five homes were destroyed and 2500 homes are still threatened. >>> back to the lilac fire burning in northern san diego county. it has destroyed at least 20 homes in a retirement community. it started in the city of fallbrook. we brought this to you as breaking news at noon yesterday. two people have been hospitalized with burns with. it has burned through 4100 acres and 0% containment. a number of schools in northern san diego county have closed class today because of the lilac fire. >>> two women who became friends during the north bay fires are sending supplies to the victims of the southern california fires. >> the goal is not only to send supplies but also to send hope. >> you're my angel. i don't know what i would do without you. >> reporter: a retired dental eye generalist and a retired chp officer, they marvel over the donations collected in just a few days. >> blankets, masks, hazmat suits. stuff for kids. >> reporter: supplies headed to ventura county. pat went into immediate

. >> one in the san fernando valley has forced people and animals to evacuate. that fire has destroyed about 30 buildings. >> just an unreal situation. crews are in southern california helping to fight the devastating fires. and that includes a team from santa clara county. we spoke with the captain who is we spoke with the captain who is on the front lines right now. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. we're here in the city of santa clara. they and several other firefighters from all across the bay area are in southern california getting an up close look at those flames as they tried to stop them from moving forward. you can see what's happening in southern california. this is from engine 90 at the thomas fire. firefighters are on structure protection and say the wind driven embers are over 75 miles an hour and make for tenuous conditions. the city is part of two strike teams from santa clara county that includes firefighters from san jose, milpitas, the county, palo alto and morgan hill. captain bill murphy talked to us from the front line

in los angeles county, the creek fire is spreading in the hills of san fernando valley. now, again, the ventura county fire started last night near santa paul a we are talking an area northwest of downtown los angeles. it is being pushed by strong santa ana wind gust. 150 structures have burned. 27,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. >> we successfully evacuated over 27,000 people. we also successfully utilized the california mutual aid system and received quite a bit of help from all of our neighbors to the north and south of us. an exceptional show of partnership. throughout the night, resources came into ventura county. we were literally tapped out as we were leapfrogging along protecting the city. >> now, so far there is one death attribute today this fire. one person died. they were involved in a car crash while they were trying to get out of the path of that fire in ventura county. more than 100,000 homes and businesses remain without power in ventura county this morning. as a result of the fire. and it could be a number of days before power is res