from "police academy," from "three men and a baby", steve guttenberg has emerged as an unexpected heron all of this. [ applause ] we tracked steve down. steve with us right now. hey, steve, how are you? >> hey, jimmy. i'm good. i feel for the people who have lost their homes and having all this trouble. it's a really tough time right now. but i appreciate everybody and what you're saying, l.a. fire and all the companies that are helping. it's a tough time, of course. really, really rough time for everybody. >> jimmy: where are you right now, steve? >> i'm now in front of one of my neighbor's houses where i saw some smoke, and i'm trying to put out some small fires. that's what my neighbors and i are doing. i'm a little far away from my house right now because i found another dog that i'm trying to save. so i'm looking for this other dog. and putting out little fires on railroad ties and things like that. it's just -- it's unbelievable how many homes have been lost and how many people are affected. >> jimmy: steve guttenberg is outputting out fires and saving dogs. steve, do you feel li

>> my name is steve guttenberg. >> desi: holy shit1 steve guttenberg?or steve guttenberg, moving abandoned cars out of the way for firefighters? that is amazing! and not only that, but if anyone abandons a baby, he and two other men will raise it for them! [applause] hijinks will ensue! of course, as great as that is to see, officials are warning that now that the fire has reached steve guttenberg, it is only two degrees from kevin bacon. now if you're wondering why trump isn't focused on helping californians, it's because he's focused on the people who need him most: his insurrectionists. >> trump didn't rule out pardons for those who were charged with committing acts of violence on january 6th, 2021. >> are you planning to pardon those who were charged with violent offenses? >> well, we're looking at it. we'll be looking at the whole thing, but i'll be making major pardons, yes. [boos] >> desi: on the one hand, it's absolutely shameful that trump would pardon these rioters. but you have to remember, these people are his ride-or-dies. they stormed the

>> my name is steve guttenberg, as he urged residents to leave their keys in abandoned cars so he coulders. >> there are people stuck up there, so we're trying to clear palisades drive, and i'm walking up there as far as i can, moving cars. you know, i'm able bodied and i'm strong. and how could i walk away? and i saw all these cars in the street where people just left them. but how could i not move them out of the way to help fire department get through? how could i not help a man in a wheelchair? how could i not help a woman who's bewildered and trying to find her kids because they don't know. she doesn't know where they are coming out of the school. how could i not help a woman who can't speak english with her boss's car? how could i not help her to just say, put the car on the side of the road? don't worry about it. and just get out of here. we got to save lives. don't worry about the mercedes. >> we caught up with guttenberg as he was trying to check on his own home. >> there's police here, and there's things going on. i'm not in a studio right now. i'm in an active fire area. i tr

. >>> one of them is actor and pacific palisades of president steve guttenberg, who jumped in to help crews battling the fire. steve, first of all, how are you? where are you? >> i am okay. right now i am in pacific palisades. i came in to see what i could do to help out. the fire was, yesterday morning everything was fine and now we have this raging fire, the hardest i have ever seen in my life. people are really panicking and really scared right now. most people have evacuated their homes. the fire is really raging, the winds are so hot. last night, i was on the road and i saw a little dog. somebody lost their dog and i couldn't grab it. then i went down toward the temple that i go to, the chabad and there was a tree on fire. there was another temple i go to, i went to see if that was okay. i couldn't get there and somebody said the grocery store was on fire and i went down and found, it was really hard. we could hardly see, you could hardly see in front of you. both sides were burning. a theater we have was burning, the women's club was burning. the high school was burning. it was

elsewhere, steve guttenberg stayed to help firefighters by moving cars to make room for fire trucks.sidents leaving the area. 0ther other celebrities that reportedly have homes in the area include tom hanks, jennifer aniston, area include tom hanks, jenniferaniston, reese jennifer aniston, reese witherspoon and james jenniferaniston, reese witherspoon and james woods. james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure if it was still standing. 0n instagram, mark hamon, most famous for his role in star wars, called the blaze the most horrific fire since 1993 and says he evacuated malibu suit last minute, there were small fires on both sides of the road. at least 30,000 people in an area or under evacuation orders as the blaze worsens. that is show you some of those live pictures that we will continue to receive from los angeles as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. it is now 3am and that fire started on tuesday in the city. we understand that more than 1,400 firefighters have been called in to fight the blazes. some have been called in from other parts of the s

and at the end, where steve guttenberg was, sunset was closed due to fire.nd where i was, i was able to go the opposite direction and actually very, very slowly get out of town. it is apocalyptic. there's never been anything like this, all because of the severe winds. it's just. and usually when you live in the palisades, when you live in the little flat area in the village where i live, you have sort of a false sense of security because you're surrounded by canyons and mountains and of course, the ocean on one side. and usually all the problems have been in the canyons and the mountains. but this time, because of the wind, it blew the fire into every single neighborhood in the entire town. and there are a lot of houses lost in every neighborhood. you're not going to find a single neighborhood where people haven't lost their homes, and we had a photo of our block about two hours ago, and it looked like our block was was going up in flames. but we're just so grateful that we got out. um, and, and we're about 45 minutes away down near the airport, staying at a

there were mothers who were hysterical. >> steve guttenberg there. the winds were so fierce that at times the palisades fire is blazing through five football fields a minute. we're going to have live updates for you on this throughout the morning, as some of the most dangerous hours out there in southern california are transpiring right now through early this morning. as those winds again have made it impossible for fire crews to focus on anything but simply trying to save lives they're having. it's almost impossible to battle these flames in a meaningful way right now. all right, but let's check in on some other stories. it is 28 minutes past the hour. here's your morning roundup. no more fact checkers at meta. instead, you'll see on facebook, instagram and threads a community notes system that lets other users call out what they think may be false or misleading. president elect donald trump believes he played a role in this change meta. >> facebook. i think they've come a long way. i watched it, the man was very impressive. >> you think he's direct

i want to bring in actor steve guttenberg, who helped fire crews today by trying to help move some of these abandoned cars. steve, what we are seeing is, is unimaginable and it's ongoing. and it seems as though this might be the beginning. have you ever seen anything like the fire that you saw today, laura? >> i haven't seen anything like this in my entire life, and i don't think many people have. at 9:00 in the morning, it was an idyllic pacific palisades. and then by 10:00, 1030, the sky was dark. it was as if it was nighttime. so i got my car. i was in town and i drove toward my house and it was bumper to bumper traffic. finally, i got to the corner of pch and sunset where they weren't letting anybody up. so i got out of my car and i started to try to help people because people were just coming down the road. i was helping people in wheelchairs, and there were people that didn't have their feet were dragging on the floor. there were mothers who were hysterical in panic attacks, helping them with their suitcases. and and they were worried about their families up there because they c

actor steve guttenberg lives in the area. he jumped into action, moving cars and helping others evacuate course. you know, we've got a huge fire up there. we've got huge winds right now. it's really important for people to help each other. we still don't know the exact number of homes that have been destroyed. but video shows several swallowed by flames. theirs definitely houses it engulfed. so there's fire in a lot of multiple areas from the embers, i suppose before declaring a state of emergency. governor gavin newsom visited the fire zone and saw firsthand. >> impacted the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed and the fire is only expected to continue to grow overnight. where you at right now. >> right on the beach that saw across the street from pch on the fire's been moving in this direction pretty much all day. i believe it did jump pch. and i was told to lifeguard stands, had suffered some burn damage. >> and we're seeing our affiliates do

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actor steve guttenberg lives in the area. he jumped into action, moving cars and helping others evacuate course. you know, we've got a huge fire up there. we've got huge winds right now. it's really important for people to help each other. we still don't know the exact number of homes that have been destroyed. but video shows several swallowed by flames. theirs definitely houses it engulfed. so there's fire in a lot of multiple areas from the embers, i suppose before declaring a state of emergency. governor gavin newsom visited the fire zone and saw first hand. >> impacted the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed and the fire is only expected to continue to grow you at right now. >> right on the beach that saw across the street from pch on the fire's been moving this direction pretty much all day. i believe it did jump pch. and i was told to lifeguard stands, had suffered some burn damage. >> due to high winds, cal fire had to suspend some of th

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actor steve guttenberg, who was out in the pacific palisades helping neighbors evacuate and directing traffic to the best of his ability. one unified message from officials tonight, especially these fires, continue to grow. you heard it there from the pasadena fire, which is ready. set, go. have a plan if you are asked to leave. certainly that rings true. especially these fires continue to grow and those winds persist in the event there are other fires in southern california tonight, something we are well aware of here in northern california. >> all right, greg, thank you. now for more on the fire fight in southern california and what these crews are up against. we're joined once again by fema coordinator mark nouveau. yeah. >> mark, i appreciate you being here. you know, we just got the update from southern california, from the chief of the pasadena fire department. and you could really hear sort of the desperation in his voice talking about how these crews are just worn down and they're desperate for reinforcements. a lot of that help we know is on the way. it's coming. we have crew

actor steve guttenberg lives in the area. he jumped into action, moving cars and helping others evacuate course. you know, we've got a huge fire up there. we've got huge winds right now. it's really important for people to help each other. we still don't know the exact number of homes that have been destroyed. but video shows several swallowed by flames. theirs definitely houses it engulfed. so there's fire in a lot of multiple areas from the embers, i suppose before declaring a state of emergency. governor gavin newsom visited the fire zone and saw first hand. >> impact of the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed and the fire is only expected to continue to grow you at right now. >> right on the beach that saw across the street from pch on the fire's been moving this direction pretty much all day. i believe it dih jump pch. and i was told to lifeguard stands, had suffered some burns damage. >> due to high winds, cal fire had to suspend some of

actor steve guttenberg lives in the area. he jumped into action, moving cars and helping others evacuate course. you know, we've got a huge fire up there. we've got huge winds right now. it's really important for people to help each other. we still don't know the exact number of homes that have been destroyed. but video shows several swallowed by flames. theirs definitely houses it engulfed. so there's fire in a lot of multiple areas from the embers, i suppose before declaring a state of emergency. governor gavin newsom visited the fire zone and saw firsthand. >> the impact of the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed and the fire is only expected to continue to grow you at right now. >> right on the beach that saw across the street from pch on the fire's been moving in this direction pretty much all day. i believe it did jump pch. and i was told to a lifeguard stands, had suffered some burn damage. >> due to high winds, cal fire had to suspend s

joining us now, actor steve guttenberg. cameras caught him earlier, catching him jumping into action as the palisades fire palisades fire moved into his neighborhood. he was moving abandoned cars to block the paths of fire trucks. steve, thanks for joining us. i'm so sorry. it's under these conditions. tell us what you've seen and heard so far today. have you been able to make it back to your home in the palisades? >> no, i haven't been. >> we just lost steve. we will bring him back. obviously, coms are a real situation at a time of natural disasters. we're going to go back live to altadena, california, just north of los angeles, where people are using anything they can to get there, get anything they can get their hands on to battle the flames in one case, a kitchen pot of water. look at that. i mean, just people desperate to do anything they can to save their belongings. seconds earlier, we saw this man risking his life on the roof, flames burning just feet away. he's trying to save his property. these are desperate times.

. >> you just heard from actor steve guttenberg describing the panic caused by the palisades fire that's currently still burning west of l.a. for at least 12 hours now, with still no signs of containment. tens of thousands of people have been ordered to immediately leave their neighborhood, and nearby cities have begun issuing their own evacuation orders. the fire started tuesday and has burned nearly 3000 acres so far. and as we've said, it's expected to continue spreading overnight, fueled by those rare, rare and very strong winds. we'll continue to monitor the situation there. do want to get you to some other headlines, including tech giant meta. it's raising eyebrows after announcing far reaching changes to exactly when it comes to how it moderates content on its platforms, including facebook, instagram and threads. critics warning that it's a recipe for misinformation. here's cnn's brian todd. >> hey, everyone. meta's 40 year old ceo is taking a page from elon musk's playbook, making sweeping changes to how videos and other posts are moderated on facebook and instagram. mark zuckerb

. >> that was actor steve guttenberg describing what he saw and how he helped people who had to abandon their cars as they fled the palisades fire there in los angeles county, you're looking at one of the dump trucks and one of the trucks that is pushing all these cars all over the place. this bulldozer making room so that the emergency teams can get in there. gutenberg also said that he was watching as this fire just raged and the community was was overtaken. look, this is happening right now. we know from the mayor now that this is expected to get worse before it gets better, because the conditions for fire are going to get worse with the winds whipping up. we will check back in on this fire in just a bit. all right. in addition to firing fact checkers and changing the way media moderates content, the company has also now updated its hateful conduct policy. as a result, users can now use offensive terms targeting women and the lgbtq community without consequence, like being suspended or banned. for instance. donald trump praised meta's ceo mark zuckerberg, who said the recent election

boulevard is the only major thoroughfare that runs through the entire town, and at the end where steve guttenberg was, sunset was closed due to fire. and where i was, i was able to go the opposite direction and actually very, very slowly get out of town. it is apocalyptic. there's never been anything like this, all because of the severe winds. it's just. and usually when you live in the palisades, when you live in the little flat area in the village where i live, you have sort of a false sense of security because you're surrounded by canyons and mountains and of course, the ocean on one side. and usually all the problems have been in the canyons and the mountains. but this time, because of the wind, it blew the fire into every single neighborhood in the entire town. and there are a lot of houses lost in every neighborhood. you're not going to find a single neighborhood where people haven't lost their homes, and we had a photo of our block about two hours ago, and it looked like our block was was going up in flames. but we're just so grateful that we got out. um, and, and we're about 45 minutes aw

some of them, including actor steve guttenberg, now doing what they can to help their fellow neighbors. much more on the way. >> everybody needs help right now. there are 10,000 people evacuated in the highlands alone, and so many of them are infirm. and and then there are people still in their homes that maybe don't have friends and don't have family and aren't able to get out and aren't able to use their, their, their, their telephones or something to that effect. so i'm just going to see what i can do to help. >> this part changed my life. >> superman. crazy. just that simple little thing over the horse that is tough because i can feel him, but he can't feel it. >> i needed to do something for everyone else in the same condition. >> the christopher and dana reeve paralysis act people are literally walking because of him. >> superman the christopher reeve story february 2nd on cnn. >> go, friends. gather. kiki. >> chris. jason friends. let's go, let's go. friends. buddy. how? friendship. let's go. give it to me from starting out. >> whatever you need. >> you guys give me a call to sa

steve guttenberg stayed to help firefighters move cars and make room for incoming fire trucks. of cars are being abandoned on the highway and are having to bring in bulldozers to bring the cars out of the way to make room for the fire trucks. other celebrities have not cleared their homes, we understand that tom hanks and jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon have all left their homes. james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure it was still standing, and he says it feels like losing a loved one. on instagram, mark hamill called the plays is the most horrific fire since 1993 and says he evacuated malibu so last minute there were small fires on both sides of the road. sojust there were small fires on both sides of the road. so just some of the people having to leave the area, but just to remind you, we are hearing 30,000 people have been evacuated, so they are just a few of the celebrities commenting on social media and those comments are we being picked up. let's talk more about the reasons we fires are so bad at the moment and bring in our environment c

steve guttenberg among those stepping up to help his neighbors. >> when things like this occur, you realize how vulnerable you are and how impoportant counity is. >> reporter: scenes of unbelievable devastation and loss as the relentless winds fueling these fires show no signs of letting up. here in malibu, we're watching this fire spread as the winds pick up here. officials say one firefighter was injured with a severe head injury fighting this fire. there are multiple burn victims. l.a. fire is stretched so thin, they put out an all-call, asking any off-duty firefighters to come help them fight the flames. the scariest part, we are in the thick of this windstorm with the worst of it still to come. back to you guys. >> liz, thank you very much. joining us now, los angeles councilwoman tracy park, who represents one of the areas now just under siege. she has been up all night fire residents to evacuation. councilwoman park, good to have you. it's been a long night, i know. talk about the devastation and whether residents are heeding the call to evacuate. >> i really want to commend neighbor

jimmy was joined by actor steve guttenberg. there he is.ssly since those fires started last week helping move abandoned cars for firefighters, helping neighbors put out small fires. you name it, he has been out there. kimmell's staffers also set up a donation lot collecting water, baby food, toiletry, socks. anything they could get that might be helpful to people in need. their donation center on hawthorne avenue, if you need it, in los angeles, will be open every single day this week for anything people can provide and also for anyone who needs anything. jimmy kimmell and his staff doing all they can to help. >> robin: so many people stepping up making a difference. >> lara: absolutely. all right. we are going to move on to your friend bruce springsteen, the boss, making another visit to the set of his upcoming biopic "deliver me from nowhere." this time he spent sometime with two generations of bruces. there he is with jeremy allen white and his minime, matthew anthony palicano who plays springsteen as a child during flash backs in the fi

. >> reporter: and steve guttenberg helping his neighbors to safety. >> i'm lucky. i'm able bodied. when you're able bodied, that's a good moment for you to help out in your community. i want to give you a sense of the neighborhood, robin. you might be able to see additional homes there burned. these already burned out. more burning down over there. this house, all that's left is a chimney and a spiral stair case. you know, we drove up here this morning. i've been in the palisades many, many times. my aupb aunt lives here. my cousin. my aunt's home is destroyed. the area is completely unrecognizable. when we use the term apocalyptic, this is what it looks like. for so many people across l.a. county, this became very, very real. even driving home yesterday, there was a fire 300 yards from my house. everybody in this county packing go bags to have them ready to go, robin. >> robin: that says so much. matt and everyone please please stay as safe as you can possibly be at this point. >> michael: yeah. unfortunately, the worst is far from over. kayna whitworth is in pasadena tracking ano

steve guttenberg among those stepping up to help his neighbors. >> when things like this occur you realizeare, and how important community is. >> reporter: scenes of unbelievable devastation and loss as the relentless winds fueling these fires show no signs of letting up. >> just breathtaking images. liz kreutz reporting there. >>> john, we've been watching the realtime images come across social media continuing this morning before the sun is up in southern california, but we're talking about malibu and pacific palisades, in the his of west hollywood, parts of sunset boulevard shut down as the fire crews get up in there. just staggering to watch. >> evacuations beginning in santa monica as well. gripped by social media. the footage. >> it's the wind. >> tornado-style winds. the windiest stretch in months. apparently a relatively small fire yesterday morning in the palisades has exploded to thousands of acres. it is horrifying some of the footage we're seeing. the president of the united states, as we mentioned last hour, is there in los angeles. he's leaving later today. he had to cancel s

spielberg, ben affleck, steve guttenberg, you remember him, mark hamill, luke skywalker to you and me. and it's terrible. it's not to underplay it. i mean, it's terrible for them, but would it be getting as much attention if paul coyte house was burning down? no. >> exactly. correct. exactly correct. yeah, it's understandable, because the thing is, celebrity sells. everybody wants to know about celebrities. and then, of course, when it's together with that, i mean, i'd say the words the perfect storm is probably the perfect storm is probably the wrong thing to use, but you know exactly what i'm saying. >> but it is a lethal combination because it's really dry ground at the moment. there's winds of up to 80 miles an hour, which every year there, though it does a lot every year around this time. yeah, they're used to wildfires, aren't they? they have to deal with it every single year. but even los angeles residents are saying this is something that they've never seen before. i mean, it's something like 3000 acres and 50,000 people so far have been evacuated. and i did see yesterday a fe

steve guttenberg stayed to help firefighters when moving cards to make room for incoming fire trucks.leaving the area, telling local tv what is happening is people take their keys with him as if they are in a parking lot. this is not a parking lot, we really need people to move their cars. 0ther need people to move their cars. other celebrities that reportedly had homes in the area include tom hanks, jennifer aniston, area include tom hanks, jenniferaniston, reese jennifer aniston, reese witherspoon, basketball star kobe leonard and james woods. james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure if it was still standing. it feels like losing a loved one. and on instagram, mark hamill, most famous for his role in star wars, called the blaze the most horrific fire since 1993 and said he evacuated malibu. last minute, there were small fires on both sides of the road, he said. at least 30,000 people in the area are under evacuation orders as the blaze worsens. let's show you some of the latest pictures that we have. these are firefighters on the ground, battling that claim