this is in the community of west hills, near calabasas.his comes as other fires are still burning along the coast and inland. although firefighters were making progress earlier today in all. as you can see, the destruction in the video, in all, more than 10,000 homes and other structures have burned in the fires. cadaver dogs and search teams are just starting the work of looking for possible remains. now, officials say the death toll of seven is expected to rise. a sheriff's department team, including a coroner's truck, was sent at a site in pacific palisades this afternoo, and we are starting to hear some stories of those who died. one woman said that her brother perished after staying behind to fight the fire with a garden hose, and another woman said her father, an amputee, did not make it out. at least 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. still tonight, the city of santa monica has already declared an overnight curfew due to incidents of looting. at least 20 arrests have been made of people breaking into vacant homes. and start

the newest fire is called the kenneth fire, burning in the west hills near calabasas on the border of los angeles and ventura counties. this is a live picture. now you can see all of the fire trucks lined up trying to get to these flames in the calabasas area, bottom left of your screen. there you can see a fire burning very actively, not under control at all. mandatory evacuations are in place. nearly 1000 acres have burned since this fire sparked about 330 this afternoon. our sister station in los angeles was flying over the fire soon after it started. a helicopter reporter, chris christie had this perspective. >> structure protection. air attack. a shift in the winds and a lot of brush clearance in this community. and so as the wind was driving the fire through the neighborhood, it would just die out. once that brush turned into low, shallow grass, it became a low, shallow grass fire that kind of fizzled out as it approached the backyards of these homes. and so that brush clearance really came into play. combine that with the shift in the winds in a different direction. just a litt

this was also only had the fire that broke out in west hills. right now this is a time were we still have many firefighters on the ground. we have over 2300 firefighters at the palisades fire but we also have the transition -- have to transition when a fire breaks out in the surrounding area. we had a hollywood hills fire last night, west hills fire going on right now. i heard another fire breakout so we have to -- even though we are on a lawal we are still under extreme fire behaviour and we do have the potential for the winds to pick up until at least 6:00 tomorrow when we will be in these conditions still. >> trace: i'm wondering if you can give me an idea if you know anything about the kenneth fire. do you know the status of that, have you checked it on that? >> we are continuing monitoring the conditions there. as you suggested we have to adjust and switch gears and we have to adapt to the conditions. the whole southern california area is under warning and we continue to see spots of developing new fires. we had aircraft and helicopters ass

hay Órdenes de evacuaciÓn activas en este momento en el Área de west hills.agen se repite en muchos sitios a lo largo de los Ángeles. entre los dos fuegos de mayor tamaÑo ya son al menos 10.000 estructuras daÑadas que da una idea de las consecuencias que han tenido estos fuegos. las explosivas llamas de los peores incendios de su historia se siguen expandiendo en los Ánges. hoy ya no son solo cuatro, sino al menos cinco. los poderosos fuegos que intentan combatir los bomberos y que han destruido bancos, supermercados y miles, miles de hogares. >> nos destruyÓ toda una vida de trabajo nuestro patrimonio que esto no se le desea a nadie. >> desde malibu y pacific palisades hasta altadena, donde viven muchos latinos, el escenario cuadra tras cuadra es de absoluta destrucciÓn. en esta Última ciudad de esta imagen satelital, muestra el antes y el despuÉs del paso del incendio. eaton. >> se fue todo. quÉ te puedo decir? todo arriba. toda la parte de arriba de la montaÑa. >> tras 22 aÑos en su casa, vÍctor y su familia lo perdieron todo. >> son cosas que no se van a

we're in the west hills area of los angeles county, where that latest fire sparked. it's called victory trailhead, which is right up above is an area where people can go hiking, walking. it's full of vegetation, hills and trails in that area. that's where the fire first sparked up on the ridge. and so there has been an immensemount of resources poured into this area because they don't want this fire to explode like the other fires have throughout la. and so right now, what you're seeing is a lot of different resources from l.a. county and other neighboring communities here. and when this all started, the fire sparked on top of the ridge. we saw a lot of crews go up there and bring water onto the hillside. we saw a lot of air support coming from up above. and in fact, one police officer told us that there were at least two people in the trailhead at the time that that fire started. and when the fire retardant came down, it came down right on them. ems had to check those two individuals out, but thankfully tonight the wind is shifting this fire away from this community.

on thursday, the kenneth fire sparked near west hills, burning more than 900 acres into ventura county. fire crews have stopped the forward progress and evacuation orders there have been lifted. many los angeles area schools are closed again today due to air quality issues. over 250,000 remain without power this morning. let's turn now to abc's jennifer bjorklund reporting from altadena where countless homes have been incinerated. >> reporter: the winds are still at red flag levels here in southern california through friday at least. but the good news is the gusts have lowered in intensity by about half. and that's given firefighters a good chance to cut some containment lines. here in altadena, for every one house standing there are five or six that look pretty much like this one. just absolutely destroyed, looking like they were hit by a bomb. 10,000 or so acres burned here. but they're important, densely-populated acres also in this fire. and a new fire on the other side of the ridge from the palisades fire called the kenneth fire in west hills started out as 50 acres and grew quick

both are still 0% contained and just in the last 90 minutes, a brand new fire igniting in the west hills area, quickly forcing evacuations. it is being called the kenneth fire. it's burning right off highway 101 near calabasas, which is near the la ventura county border. it's already burned about 50 acres so far, fueled by those powerful santa ana winds, the area still remaining under a red flag warning. we are also learning today that the palisades fire has turned deadly. human remains were found last night in the rubble of this destroyed malibu home. and we want to show you aerials above the palisades fire, where you can see most of the homes leveled, some scattered within that somehow luckily stayed standing. cal fire says it's now estimating that some 5300 buildings have been destroyed. these are just preliminary numbers, but many are homes, businesses, trailers and rvs. it's already being called the most destructive in l.a. history. the fire again, 0% contained. officials are also now saying 4 to 5000 buildings have been destroyed in the altadena area by the eaton fire. they're also

this is near the west hills and calabasas neighborhood. it started just before three this afternoon. it has exploded to almost 800 acres in just the past couple of hours. mandatory evacuations underway, and you could see flames very close in the homes in the way of the fire's path. now, winds are still at red flag levels. that red flag warning still in effect, but the gusts have been less intense. and firefighters are taking this opportunity to start working on containment lines for the eaton and palisades fire. both are still 0% contained, and together they have destroyed over 10,000 structures, mostly homes. video from pacific palisades shows a couple desperately trying to save their neighbor's house. she says water stopped running in their home as they were trying to put out the hot spot. we went inside the house and there is no water inside the house. we turn on the faucet. there's no water. there's no water into the yard, but there's one right here. it is underneath this shrub. it's starting to catch up, which will make that house tot

have been killed and more than 200000 or under evacuation or does the latest by has ignited in the west hills as.

as he takes charge, the another wall fire has started in los angeles this time in the west hills neighborhood as california as national god for pastor joined the bottle to contain several uncontrolled fires. the latest flare up as and the san fernando valley and the cities northwest people living the on the mandatory evacuation order. 7 people have been killed since tuesday and more than 200000 are on the evacuation orders. i'll just say it was rob reynolds has more not from the fire in pacific palisades, but you needed help from above. julia take her place. lou low over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water screw stuff from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above. pacific palisades is largely a waste land. now something more resembling a war zone than the affluent neighborhood. it was a few days ago to pass go. busy lost the home of 30 years where she raised her family. the spire is not going to take my memories away and keeping my number's memories are all that many people have left. the coming winds have given firef

the kenneth fire, mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the west hills area. tonight, two of the other fires still growing, still 0% contained. firefighters racing to put them out before powerful santa ana winds pick up again later this evening. 180,000 people already forced from their homes, 200,000 more ready to go. here in pacific palisades tonight, we were with families as they returned for the first time today. they had not been back. i was with one father, their home gone. his two boys and his wife are okay, but they've lost everything, as you can see right here behind me tonight. this evening, our station here in los angeles, kabc and their helicopter above pacific palisades flying late today, widening out to show on camera what it looks like here, a war zone, mile after mile of scorched earth. across los angeles, more than 45 square miles have now burned. that's the size of 800 football fields, or about the size of the city of san francisco. at least seven lives now lost. we just learned tonight two of the lives lost here in pacific palisades. that num

having killed and more than 200000 the under evacuation order is the latest by has ignited in the west hills area of the city. but people have been told to leave the homes imagined csr devastation. you can see the bird of neighborhoods below the chart of both hill sides that are burnt from the rapids advance of the fire and then sweeping around. you can see the smoke in the air. some places smoke still rising from isolated areas of fire. the whole neighborhoods here, 7000 hector's in this area alone. one of several major fires. and you can see these houses now. there is nothing left that is not made out of stone or brick or steel. it's all destroyed. this was a neighborhood that was very, very desirable, very expensive homes and an established neighborhood that had been here for decades and decades. and now it is simply all gone. this the same story is true in other parts of los angeles. besides the palisades and city of all, the deena also destruction there. so there have been a number of deaths and authorities think that that number is likely to increase the good news if you can call it th

jaime: los Ángeles sigue ardiendo y un nuevo incendio se iniciÓ en west hill, entre los Ángeles y venturaextendiera rÁpidamente, arrasando 960 acres de maleza en las primeras horas. >> son bloques de casa, negocios, iglesias, parece que alguien tirÓ una bomba y exploto porque asÍ se mira. jaime: la batalla de los bomberos en contra las llamas, inversores de casos fueron sorprendidos robando las residencias evacuadas. >> tenemos a muchos trabajando, estÁn haciendo evacuaciones y tambiÉn buscan a la gente que estÁ haciendo este daÑo. jaime: reparan la declaraciÓn de un toque de queda en todas las Áreas evacuadas entre las 4:00 de la tarde y las 6:00 de la maÑana. >> hablÉ con el estado de california y la guardia nacional de california y vamos a coger a ellos, los vamos a ayudar en el condado de los Ángeles, a la ciudad de los Ángeles, a la ciudad de pasadena, santa mÓnica y otros. jaime: el presidente biden, hizo una declaraciÓn mayor de desastre en las zonas afectadas por los incendios en california que garantiza 100% el pago de los gastos para la reconstrucciÓn en los primeros 180 dÍas. >

that's in west hills area near calabassas. and the hurst fire has burned nearly 800 acres. 76% contained. it's in the sylmar area. the cause of all 4 wildfires, the major wildfires, of course, remain under investigation. again today, california emergency officials have been updating us on the fires. also talking about the kind of weather conditions expected across the area. >> that we're going to be going into another period of gusty and challenging windy conditions, not only across los angeles and ventura. we're watching winds pick up and the area of riverside county, orange county and san diego county. it is important that everyone is prepared. >> and taking a look from the sky over los angeles county. thousands of firefighters again working to put out the flames. a lot of wind problems. 16 people have died in los angeles county and it's expected the number will go up. cadaver dogs are being used to a search through leveled neighborhoods. the fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other buildings since tuesday. the pal

all evacuations have been lifted for the 1000 acre kenneth fire near west hills. the lidia fire is 75% contained now. >> the weather, specifically the wind, has been an issue all week long, certainly has. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. and have the conditions changed at all? sandhya. >> yeah, they have actually ama and dan and the reason for that is the winds have eased up. the offshore winds, high pressure and low pressure have separated and that has helped the firefighters gain ground on some of those fires. here is a live view from one of the largestve fires burning in southern california. obviously fires create their own weather conditions and that could be part of the problem. why? there are some still localized effects. here is a look at those fires. palisades fire over 21,000 acres. we are seeing containment increasing. kenneth. fire 50% right now. hearst fire 70% contained. the eaton fire is one of the larger fires as well. the winds have really started to ease. they switched direction coming more onshore, which obviously h

person has been detained in connection with a new fire that started yesterday afternoon in the west hills near calabasas. the kenneth fire has burned nearly 1000 acres and is 35% contained. this morning it was threatening numerous homes, which led to evacuations, but that evacuation order was lifted last night. there are no reports of any injuries. >> it was estimated that the eaton fire had damaged or destroyed 100 buildings. well, now that number is as many as 5000. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, causing extensive damage to altadena. it is blamed for several deaths, and family members say one person who died is a 66 year old man who was trying to protect his home. >> and i just i just got out. i just got out and i went down the street and there was a police car, and i flagged him and i said, my brother's in the house, i need help. and he told me to get out. and he said, go. >> family members say the man lived in the home for more than five decades. and what you just saw is a scene that unfortunately, we've been seeing over and over again this week. >> many, man

that broke out near homes in the west hills yesterday. here's a look at the aftermath of that, police questioning someone now who witnesses say started that fire intentionally. this new fire broke out in grenada hills this morning and thankfully, it did not pose much threat to homes. forward progress has been stopped and evacuation orders there have been lifted. >>> look at the satellite images now before and after the fires and you can see the destruction of the homes there, entire neighborhoods gone. today the state issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies canceling or nonrenewing residential insurance policies for people affected by the fire because insurance is going to be another disaster. we're all going to be dealing with it here in california in the aftermath. reporter tom hanson visited an evacuation center that's housing 1,200 people displaced by the eaton fire and he met a jazz musician who lost not just his home, but his entire body of work. >> one night you're on top of the world, two soldout shows and next thing y

there is a new fire, unfortunately, in west hills pushing into ventura county.cting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. on thursday, a brief lull in those fierce santa ana winds allowed aircraft to streak across the skies, dropping water and fire retardant onto the flames. but there's no guarantee that that calm will last, with forecasters warning more winds could fan these infernos even further. the wind definitely played the biggest part, especially with the flying embers. i mean, i rememberseeing embersjust shooting over my head, like, oh, my gosh, that's somebody�*s house. that's someone�*s property. just balls of fire. some residents have ventured back, bracing themselves for what they'd find, only to discover their homes reduced to little more than ash. many told us they're simply too devastated to speak on camera. these fires don't discriminate — tearing through every kind of neighbourhood, from lavish mansions to humble bungalows, all of them once a place of safe

it's called the kenneth fire burning in the west hills and calabasas area. that's northwest of la. fire crews says it's burned already. 960 acres with no signs of containment. and sources telling our sister station, kttv that the fire is being investigated as an arson and that a suspect has already been detained. he is described as a homeless man in his 30s. the good news is that firefighters have gained the upper hand on the fire. ktvu is greg lee brings us the very latest update on all the fires and the increasing response from officials. >> i would venture to say probably 500, maybe more homes out there. >> the view from above shows the scope of the devastation from just one of the fires burning in los angeles county. entire neighborhoods in the pacific palisades reduced to ash and rubble. >> i've lived here almost over 60 years, and the entire time i've been here, it looked apocalyptic to the east, some people returning home to see what's left after the eaton fire roared through altadena, carlos combing through the debris of his house, hoping to find a small piece of normalcy f

it broke out in the west hills area thursday afternoon. the latest update shows the fire is 35% contained. all evacuations have been lifted. governor newsom got another firsthand look at the damage in the pacific palisades today. he invited president elect donald trump to join him in southern california. despite trump's ongoing criticism of newsom's leadership. >> i want him to visit and understand the magnitude of this scope. what happened to the american people that happened to reside here in california and to the governor, said that he has also asked for an investigation into why fire hydrants ran dry during the height of the fires. >> the governor called the loss of water pressure and reports that water from a local reservoir was unavailable, deeply troubling. >> these systems obviously are not designed for a catastrophic event of this scale and magnitude. so the question is they need to be designed in this new world reality where we're in the middle of january, it's 70 degrees out. you get, you know, hurricane force winds up to 100 mi

so far, firefighters have managed to contain one of the smaller fires in the west hills neighbourhoodh fire. that means it is no longer spreading. the 800—acre hurst fire, in the sylmar area of the city, is also mostly contained. but the largest fire, the palisades, is still expanding, threatening the suburb of brentwood where vice president kamala harris has a home. and the second largest, the 14,000—acre eaton fire, is only 27% contained. firefighters have told the bbc that they're "cautiously that they're beginning to gain the upper hand. the crucial difference, they say, has been the ability to bring in aircraft as the wind speeds dropped. over the past week, our reporterjohn sudworth has spent days and nights watching the work of the fire crews up close and has sent this report in this unprecedented disaster, fire crews have faced an unprecedented fight. an overwhelming wildfire, ripping through one of america's most densely populated cities, fuelled by hurricane—force winds. let us know if we are in yourway, too, 0k? go ahead. all right. cool, thanks, guys. but battalion chief b

it's burned roughly 1000 acres in the west hills area near calabassas. and there is the hurst fire. it's burned nearly 800 acres. it is 76% contained. this isn't our area and of course, the causes of all for wildfires under investigation. again today, california emergency officials have been updating us holding news conferences, talking also about the kind of weather conditions expected across the area. >> when they were going to be going into another period of gusty and challenging windy conditions, not only across los angeles and ventura. we're watching winds pick up and the area of riverside county, orange county and san diego county. it is important that everyone is prepared. >> i'm taking a look from the sky over los angeles county. thousands again, thousands of firefighters are working to put out the wind-driven flames and death toll up to 16 as we have said. but that is expected to go higher. cadaver dogs are being used to search some of the leveled neighborhoods. fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other buildings since tuesday. the palisades fire stands again. 11%

♪entyvio, entyvio, entyvio♪ >>> well, one more live look at the kenneth fire burning in the west hillsthe border of los angeles and ventura counties. the fire has grown to 960 acres since it erupted this afternoon. it is threatening numerous hillside homes in the calabasas area. evacuation orders are in place and fire crews have been making airdrops. we will stay on top of this. >>> today the country marks a national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter who died last week. tributes for the 39th president poured in from all over, including here in the bay area. after carter left office he became a champion for the homebuilding nonprofit habitat for humanity lending his own hands to help with thousands of projects over the course of several decades. today volunteers with the nonprofit set to work in front of san jose city hall to construct a mini memorial. they put up a door and framed wall that people could sign. >>> that's it for us right now. norah o'donnell is next with much more coverage on >> norah: tonight, >> norah: tonight, wildfires burn out of control for a third

> one person has been detained in connection with a new fire that started this afternoon in the west hillsar calabasas. the canyon fire has burned nearly 1000 acres and is 35% contained tonight. it has threatened numerous homes, which led to evacuations, but that evacuation order was lifted this evening. there are no reports of any injuries. >> last night, it was estimated that the eaton fire had damaged or destroyed 100 buildings. tonight, that number is as many as 5000. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, doing extensive damage to altadena. it's blamed for several deaths. family members say one of them is a 66 year old man who was trying to protect his home. >> and i just i just got out. i just got out and i went down the street and there was a police car, and i flagged him and i said, my brother's in the house, i need help. and he told me to get out. and he said, go. >> family members say the man lived in the home for more than five decades. he just didn't want to leave it undefended. tonight, thousands of other families are also facing the loss of everything their

el incendio kenneth en la zona de west hills, cerca de calabasas.nos 50 acres calcinadas y abarca parte de los condados de ventura y también de los Ángeles. las autoridades ya emitieron una nueva orden de evacuación para los residentes que viven cerca de esta zona. mientras que el incendio eaton inició el pasado martes en las colinas del noroeste de los Ángeles y que se ha propagado hasta monte wilson amenaza también. torres de comunicación y el observatorio monte wilson. incluso hasta el momento ya se han quemado 10.600 acres. 5 personas han muerto, lamentablemente. y miles de hogares y negocios hoy son solo escombros. es realmente triste lo que está pasando. por otro lado, la noche de ayer. aquí lo estamos repasando. también. el incendio sunset en el área de hollywood hills arrasó con todo a su paso, forzando evacuaciones masivas, amenazando lugares emblemáticos también. como por ejemplo, el paseo de la fama y también el hollywood world. los bomberos trabajan arduamente para contener las llamas mientras los residentes afectados buscan un refugio y

this is burning near west hills in calabasas in the san fernando valley. now, that fire started yesterday afternoon. authorities say bystanders detained that suspect after they say they saw him setting the fire. that blaze has now burned more than a thousand acres and is at 35% containment. all evacuation orders and warnings are lifted in that area. officials gave an update on the round the clock work they're performing to try to get the handle on all of these fires. all of us here are working urgently and around the clock to confront this ongoing firestorm. and when we are on the front lines, when we're in the command post, when we are in the emergency operations center, we carry with us our friends and neighbors. that is what this fight is all about. it's about those friends, neighbors, and loved ones who have fled their homes, those who have lost their homes, those who have lost their lives. to all angelenos, we are fighting hard for each of you now. as to contain the massive wildfires in southern california, most of those deaths being reported are stil

that one exploded in the west hills area yesterday. >> just north of calabassas. it is 50% contained tonight. it's burned just over 1000 acres this morning. the archer fire sparked near granada hills forward. progress has been stopped on that one. it burned just 19 acres. all evacuation orders and warnings for that fire have since been lifted. and the hearse fire burning near the sylmar area now at 70% containment. that fire has burned nearly 800 acres near sylmar. >> this is video here of the crews dumping that fire retardant in the area yesterday to get this blaze under control. this one started on tuesday evening, much like the the others people living in this area were also forced to evacuate. >> and olivia fire 98% contained tonight. definitely good to hear that. it burned nearly 400 acres near acton forward. progress stopped there. as we mentioned, we're talking a little bit about the winds and how wind driven these fires have been. lawrence, are they going to get more of a break this weekend? >> not really a you know, we're getting that break right now. but

on thursday, the kenneth fire sparked near west hills, burning 900 acres into ventura county. fire crews have stopped the forward progress and evacuation orders there have been lifted. many los angeles area schools are closed again today due to air quality issues. and over 250,000 remain without power this morning. let's turn now to morgan chesky, who starts off our coverage. >> reporter: while crews say they have made significant process, uh, progress rather, in certain aspects of the firefight, there is no one that is out of the woods at this point in time. for a couple reasons. number one, the sheer scope of these multiple fires burning simultaneously. number two, that is what led to all of this. the wind, that incredible wind that we saw play out tuesday night into wednesday morning, gusts approaching 100 miles per hour, fortunately, they have subsided somewhat, but that red flag warning, so telling. that lasts until friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and i had a crew tell me today that, until that expires, until those winds die down for an extended period of time, this is an inc

battle against the deadly wildfires is far from over. >> there is a new fire, unfortunately, in west hillsthis fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. >> reporter: the kenneth fire started thursday afternoon in the woodland hills neighborhood. leaders urging people to continue to listen to evacuation warnings. >> you might think you can outrun a fire. you are not going outrun these fires. >> reporter: the two biggest wildfires, the palisades fire along the coast and the deadly eaton fire about 30 minutes inland are raging out of control, leaving behind widespread destruction. behind me a church still stands, but to my left, one is reduced to rubble. this is the altadena community church. the sanctuary is no longer there. >> that's our house. it's -- you can tell it's next, and we're getting out. >> reporter: president biden says more help is on the way. the federal government will cover 100% of the costs for six months. ashley sharp, cbs news, altadena, california. >>> and now for more details on the eaton fire in altadena, where officials say more than 4,000 structures have been destroy

all evacuations have also been lifted for the kenneth fire near west hills. and the lidia fire is 75% contained. >> and tonight, we're getting an up close look at the widespread destruction left behind by the eaton fire. this is an aerial view of what's left in the city of altadena. that's where an 83 year old grandfather's body was found by his family in his bed amid the rubble. another couple who lost their home say they tried to fight the flames on their own for hours. but it just was too much. they say they never got any kind of evacuation order. >> instead of a snowstorm. it was a flame storm, okay? and it was being blown by 60 mile an hour winds. and so we just turned off the water and grabbed some things and got out of here. >> sheriff's deputies have set up a large perimeter around the scene in altadena to keep away looters who are trying to take advantage of the situation. at least two people have been arrested for this so far, and at least 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires ripped through l.a. county, residents in pacific palis

seeing some of these active fires burning now, the kenneth fire, this is the new one and it's in west hills near calabasas. the winds are blowing from the north northeast, and that's the reason why calabasas is under extreme threat there, as those embers could potentially blow further south into the next couple of hours. we're going to see these wind gusts ramp up yet again. and i want to show you for perspective as well, the largest fire actively burning the palisades fire at a little over 19,000. we've got 67 degrees. but look at the humidity dropping down even further. we could see single digit humidity wise. and that, of course, is problematic when we're talking about wind gusts. now, let's talk about when these wind gusts will pick up. and the reason why this red flag warning was extended. i took this overnight through about 7 a.m. and notice what happens with these wind gusts right up here. the la and la and ventura county area, 50 to 60 plus mile per hour winds will once again ramp up overnight into friday. so we're going to see these gusty conditions really kicking it up a notch all

all evacuations have also been lifted for the kenneth fire near west hills. the lidia fire is 75% contained. >> and tonight, we're getting an up close look at the widespread destruction left behind by the eaton fire. this is an aerial view of what's left in the city of altadena. that's where an 83 year old grandfather's body was found by his family in his bed amid the rubble. another couple who lost their home say they tried to fight the flames on their own for hours. but it just was too much. they say they never got any kind of evacuation order. >> instead of a snowstorm. it was a flame storm, okay? and it was being blown by 60 mile an hour winds. and so we just turned off the water and grabbed some things and got out of here. >> sheriff's deputies have set up a large perimeter around the scene in altadena to keep away looters who are trying to take advantage of the situation. at least two people have been arrested for this so far, and at least 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires ripped through l.a. county, residents in pacific palisades

it started at 230 this afternoon in the west hills and calabasas areas. tonight. police are investigating this specific fire as arson. one person has been detained, and it's all due to the help of neighbors who decided to take matters into their own hands. ktvu zac sos is on the ground in woodland hills. hearing from some residents the moment they saw the suspected arsonist. >> just a really frightening scene here. earlier in the community of woodland hills, we are at the intersection of arcos and galindo here in woodland hills, about five miles from the kenneth fire. as the crow flies earlier today, neighbors saying they saw someone riding around on their bicycle with a blowtorch. a giant blowtorch apparently stopping at various houses trying to light garbage cans filled with tree debris on fire, and moving on to an old christmas tree that was left out trying to light that on fire. neighbors. given all of the fires that have been happening in this community, understandably concerned. that is when they decided to step in. now you are probably looking at video of t

empezó en la zona de west hill y ya consumió más de 700 acres.se desplegaron los equipos para tratar de controlar las llamas, las autoridades confirmaron que los fuertes vientos están realmente complicando las tareas. four to five thousand structures damaged or destroyed. bueno, esta tarde las autoridades hablaron sobre los daños del incendio y confirmaron que al menos 8000 estructuras se han visto afectadas, además de arrasar con todo a su paso, como lo muestran estas imágenes que fueron captadas en altadena. también dijeron que han desplegado personal por varias calles para que revisen estructura por estructura y también van en búsqueda de víctimas mortales. recuerde que solo este siniestro ha consumido más de 10.600 acres y precisamente estas otras imágenes fueron tomadas en el área de malibú y muestra a personal del condado de los Ángeles llegar a una casa que fue convertida en ceniza por el incendio. en ese lugar encontraron los restos de una persona. no se ha revelado la identidad, pero las autoridades dijeron que llegaron a este lugar lueg

a new fire, the kenneth fire, ignited in the west hills and quickly scorched nearly 1,000 acres in a matter of hours. want to show you this map that shows the fires and evacuation zones. so far 180,000 residents have been told to evacuate at some point over the course of this disaster. some people are now returning to what's left of their homes, block after block you see it right there obliterated. more than 10,000 structures destroyed or damaged. the palisades fire is the most destructive in southern california history. it's burned an area larger than the size of manhattan. chief national correspondent matt gutman starts off our team coverage. good morning, matt. >> reporter: george, good morning. we talk about these numbers 10,000 structures destroyed, ten people killed as tens of thousands of acres, but you don't really get the sense of scale until you see it with your own eyes driving through here. look at that. cars obliterated like bombs went off. it's on both sides of the street. want you to look off into the distance over there. you might be able to see a plume of smoke. ther

there is a new fire, unfortunately, in west hills pushing into ventura county.g this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. on thursday, a brief lull in those fierce santa ana winds allowed aircraft to streak across the skies, dropping water and fire retardant onto the flames. but there's no guarantee that that calm will last, with forecasters warning more winds could fan these infernos even further. the wind definitely played the biggest part, especially with the flying embers. i mean, i rememberseeing embersjust shooting over my head, like, oh, my gosh, that's somebody�*s house. that's someone�*s property. just balls of fire. some residents have ventured back, bracing themselves for what they'd find, only to discover their homes reduced to little more than ash. many told us they're simply too devastated to speak on camera. these fires don't discriminate — tearing through every kind of neighbourhood, from lavish mansions to humble bungalows, all of them once a place of safety f

the same area has triggered an mandatory evacuation order for west hills. california is national guards now being deployed to help protect properties . 7 people have been killed in the wall 5 since tuesday. i'm more than 200000. i've been told to leave the danger zone. but let's take a look at some of the worst effected areas in los angeles. the palisades 5 remains the biggest and has spread across 6000 head tubs. that kind of fun. i just know if of a color process is the newest place to ignite, which is rapidly spreading. and the agent assigned a pass of the night is the deadliest at least 5 of the southern victims so far, well, killed that. yeah, it was an orange on the evacuation, though it is because as an immediate effect to life auto sales rep reynolds as more from the find and pacific policies. but you needed help from above. julia take replace flu, blow over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above. specific palisades is la

managed to contain one so far, firefighters have managed to contain one of the smaller fires in the west hillsbourhood — the kenneth fire. that means it is no longer spreading. the 800 acre hurst fire, in the sylmar area of the city, is also mostly contained. but the largest fire — the palisades — is still expanding, threatening the suburb of brentwood where vice president kamala harris has a home. and the second largest, the 14,000—acre eaton fire, is only 27% contained. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is offering to send fire crews to los angeles — saying that 150 firefighters "are prepared" for possible deployment. there are currently units from canada and mexico fighting the blazes. in the last hour the city's fire chief said there's still more to be done to contain the blazes. we are grateful for someone everybody was here? with that, it's not over. we need everybody to stay safe, we need to stand for bed on google diversions voters here, we will keep fighting this fight and get the fire out and revealed. knight 0ur correspondent helena humphrey is there for us on the ground. knigh

just 3% contained. 24 hours ago the kenneth fire erupting in west hills, burning over 1,000 acres in just a matter of hours here. 8,000 firefighters and emergency personnel now deployed, including the national guard. firefighters from all over the country stepping in, but most live right here, working around the clock in horrific conditions. some losing their own homes. they are the real heroes here. and tonight, the questions now being asked about decisions made early on in these fires. >>> we do begin with our flight with cal fire up over the devastation and the fires still burning as we come on the air on this third night now from california. tonight, the abc news exclusive. we take flight with cal fire up over the pacific coast highway, headed toward the pacific palisades. and the first images we see here, the coastline. the homes of malibu that once lined the ocean are gone. it's just stunning to look at this stretch along the pacific coast highway in malibu. you can see it, home after home completely gone. they are taking to us where they say there is a firefight right now from

and mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the west hills area. tonight, two of the other fires still growing, still 0% contained. firefighters racing to put them out before powerful santa ana winds pick up again later tonight. new evacuations ordered today. 180,000 people already forced from their homes. 200,000 more ready to go. and we are here in pacific palisades tonight, where i mentioned late today, families are just now returning for the first time, they had not been back yet. i was with one dad here, their home entirely gone. his two boys, his wife, all okay, but as you can see behind me, every family in this neighborhood, they have simply lost everything, and this is what they're coming back to. tonight, our station here in los angeles, kabc and their helicopter above us, flying over just a short time ago, pulling out to show what really looks like a war zone here. mile after mile of scorched earth. they flew over just a short time ago to show us the damage from above. across los angeles, some 45 square miles have now burned, that's the s

> one person has been detained in connection with a new fire that started this afternoon in the west hills near calabasas. the canyon fire has burned nearly 1000 acres and is 35% contained tonight. it has threatened numerous homes, which led to evacuations, but that evacuation order was lifted this evening. there are no reports of any injuries. >> last night, it was estimated that the eaton fire had damaged or destroyed 100 buildings. tonight, that number is as many as 5000. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, doing extensive damage to altadena. it's blamed for several deaths. family members say one of them is a 66 year old man who was trying to protect his home. >> and i just i just got out. i just got out and i went down the street and there was a police car, and i flagged him and i said, my brother's in the house, i need help. and he told me to get out. and he said, go. >> family members say the man lived in the home for more than five decades. he just didn't want to leave it undefended. tonight, thousands of other families are also facing the loss of everything the

comenzó en la zona de west hills y ya ha consumido más de mil acres.equipos para tratar de controlar las llamas, las autoridades confirman que los fuertes vientos están complicando aún más las tareas de los bomberos. y obviamente, estos incendios han sido devastadores para los residentes locales afectados en esas áreas. muchos de ellos, pues ya sabemos que han perdido sus hogares. realmente ha sido muy duro la cobertura de hoy, no observando la magnitud de los daños causados precisamente por el incendio, sobre todo en altadena. de hecho, vamos con yomara lópez, quien nos muestra estas impactantes imágenes. chicos, buenas noches. yo me encuentro en el condado de los Ángeles, justamente en la ciudad altadena, una de las ciudades que desafortunadamente se ha visto muy afectada por estos incendios. y quiero que ustedes vean cómo este incendio ha azotado calles, vecindarios de los Ángeles. estamos viendo una prueba. este vehículo quedó completamente destruido. pues, obviamente no sabemos qué pasó aquí con la persona. si ya se dio cuenta que su carro, pues p

it exploded in the west hills area yesterday. >> just north of calabassas. it is 50% contained tonight. it's burned just over 1000 acres this morning. the archer fire sparked near granada hills forward. progress has been stopped on this one. it burned just 19 acres all evacuation orders, though, and warnings in that area have since been lifted. and the hearse fire burning in the sylmar area and now 30% contained. >> that's burned nearly 800 acres near sylmar. this is video here of those crews out there dumping fire retardant. you can see if their float in the air, that area on thursday. you know, this is when this broke out, they've trying to get it under control since then, rather, the fire started on tuesday. people living in this area were forced to evacuate as well. and the lydia fire of sitting at 98% containment tonight. some good news there. >> it burned nearly 400 acres over the last several days forward progress, of course, also stopped, as we mentioned, at least 11 people have died. 5 of them attributed to the palisades fire, including one person wh

this comes as the kenneth fire erupted thursday afternoon in west hills. it's being investigated as arson. >> i heard about three helicopters fly very close to my house, right over my house. my house was shaking. i ran outside and sure enough, there was fire. >> meanwhile, cal fire reports the sunset fire in the hollywood hills is 100% contained. but it didn't stop lies from circulating on social media that the iconic hollywood sign had gone up in flames. >> when we saw that on instagram, it broke our hearts, so we wanted to come and see firsthand. >> and the national guard is now here to help address the concerns about looting in these evacuated areas. there have already been more than a dozen looting arrests. >> pam. dave o'connor, as we understand, it's still pretty windy and expected to be windy there even into next week with the severe winds. what can you tell us about the evacuations that are in place, or perhaps new areas that are now in line to maybe be at the ready to leave? >> yeah, we're hearing more areas. getting those evacuation warnings and

multiple other smaller fires all across los angeles, including yet another new brush fire, this one in west hills on the far west side of the san fernando valley. that fire started just hour ago and has already grown to around 1,000 acres with 0% containment. collectively the fires have burned an area of more than 30,000 acres. more than twice the size of manhattan and forced more than 180,000 people to evacuate. as we enter the third day of these fires, we are just starting to get a rough and i mean very rough understanding of the scope of the destruction here. officials are now estimating that more than 5,000 structures have been destroyed by the palisades fire alone. that is the fire in and around the neighborhood of pacific palisades, which is on the west side of l.a. on the east side of the city, officials say the eaton fire, which is the fire in and around the neighborhood of altadena, officials say that that fire alone has destroyed another 4,000 to 5,000 structures. now, i should say that when officials use the term structures, that could refer to anything from homes to garages or even bu

it broke out in the west hills area thursday afternoon. the latest update shows the fire is 35% contained. all evacuations have been lifted. firefighters have also been making good progress on the comparatively smaller but still substantial fire, the hurst fire near sylmar in the northern edge of the san fernando valley, is now 70% contained. >> the winds continue to be a concern down in la, so we'll bring in ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo for another night of winds. >> yeah, it's frustrating because there's active fire behavior right now, but they're actually getting a break in terms of the weather for tonight into the first half of the weekend. but things will be changing by tomorrow night as we take a look at the maps. right now, you can see the fire zones as you just we've been talking about these, at least the two biggest fires, the eaton fire and the palisades fire. you can see the red perimeter lines around both of these fires as well as we do. take a look at the current conditions in southern california closer to these fire zones,

the kenneth fire in west hills started out as 50 acres and grew quickly to about 900 acres.n the palisades fire, we're hearing this mind-boggling number and i have to look at it to be sure. 5,316 buildings damaged or destroyed. add that to 5,000 estimated here in the altadena area and that is a lot of work to be done in the next few months. president biden said today that he is committed to paying for all of the firefighting efforts through the federal government so that california doesn't have to pick up the entire tab. this is unprecedented for 180 days, 100% of this is covered. he is also sending c-130 tankers, about six of them, to tackle these fires because the red-flag conditions are being extended and expected to continue into next week as well. i'm jennifer bjorkland, nbc news. >>> staying on this top you can, the world breaches 1.5 degrees celsius. it is the first time it exceeded the paris accord threshold. the data comes as u.s. president-elect donald trump prepares to withdraw from the paris accord agreement for the second time. >>> coming up on the show, the u.s