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

brentwood, again to the west of los angeles. ndo valley, which is a sprawling area to the north of hollywood and i'm right nowjust north of the san fernando valley, and there have been fires close of getting these fires under control, the containment percentages, that these are the numbers that everyone across the city are looking out for constantly. how much of the fire has been contained? the firefighters are convinced that it's not going to spread any further, but those numbers are still very, very low. and the two big fires, pacific palisades, especially, the first one to start last tuesday, is still spreading and it's moving towards other densely populated areas. brentwood, again to the west of los angeles. also the san fernando valley, which is a sprawling area to the north of hollywood and i'm right nowjust north of the san fernando valley, and there have been fires close to here, to the west and to the east as well. and extraordinary situation where you have all of these fires right across this greater sprawling city at t

the fire breaking out in the hilltop west of los angeles. burning across more than 1,200 acres. firefighters racing to the scene. some deployed ahead of time. they knew the winds were going to be dangerous. the fire spreading quickly, destroying this truck. so many families racing to get out tonight. actor james woods posting this video of flames near his home. everyone in pacific palisades told to leave. many caught in traffic jams. some leaving on foot, grabbing only what they could. and tonight, the winds are expected to only strengthen overnight. a dangerous night ahead. abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off. he's on the scene in california tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the palisades fire burning homes and forcing thousands to run for their lives. the fire erupting in the pacific palisades foothills west of los angeles around 10:30 local time. fire trucks racing to the scene. aircraft attacking it from above. >> we threw everything we had at it really quick. we knew that if we didn't get it in 20 minutes, it would

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

as wildfires ripped through suburbs to the west of los angeles, fire authorities say fear sees no wins, fueling the flames of 3 major blazes around 5 and a half 1000 heck to is having scorched. and 1000 structures destroyed president joe biden has offered federal assistance and the national guard has been dispatched all se, some residents and officials say the current situation is one of the west that los angeles has ever experience last night was one of the most devastating and terrifying nights that we've seen in any part of our city, at any part of our history, fire and literally jumping roads, taking out structures and our public safety professionals are created environment where injuries for kept to a minimum. fatalities were kept to a minimum and we wake up this morning with a renewed spirit that we can defeat this fire. for rob reynolds has this update from the pacific palisades neighborhood, while fi has continued to bad, i'm standing at sunset boulevard in the western fields of los angeles, one of the areas most heavily affected by a series of wildfire. there are at least 3 ma

killed and tens of thousands of flat the homes as well, size ripped through suburbs to the west of los angeles. and these 5 major fires a binding virus or to say fish seas no wins, fueling the flames about 100000 people living in danger zone instead of being born to to evacuate. president joe biden has offered federal assistance on the national guard, has been dispatched. official say, the current situation is one of the west that los angeles has ever experienced. rob reynolds has moved from one of the 5 while fi is in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles. together, they cause the evacuation of about $70000.00 people from their homes. and a lot of people are wondering if their homes are still standing, whether their insurance will pay to rebuild these homes because the insurance companies have been withdrawing insurance from lots of parts of california because of wildfire risk. so it's, it's a very, very difficult situation. for many, many, many people evacuated from their homes, wondering where their homes, whether their homes will still be in existence. and wondering when this w

still in effect for many of those locations where you still have those fires burning around west of los angeles and north of l.a. in fact, as you can see here, that red flag warning has been extended through wednesday. that one two punch of red flag warnings and high wind warnings at the same time set to complicate firefighting efforts on existing fires and the risk for new fires going up and fortunately, over the next couple of days. rob, thank you very much. a as the fires rage , we are hearing more harrowing stories from the burn zones. that includes an altadena man who put his life on the line to save his family's home, and a lifetime of memories. nbc bay area senior investigative reporter bigad shaban reports from altadena. it's just like a wall of fire just coming. embers everywhere. felipe carrillo is worried stronger winds could send flames from the eaton fire back towards his home in altadena. two of the only houses still standing on his block are homes. he says he personally saved with his garden hose. i caught on fire a couple of times. you caught on fire? yes. and so what i started

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

those are wealthy areas to the west of los angeles here in the east and north of los angeles in all to dina, an unincorporated community. that's part of los angeles county. people are primarily middle or low. ready income, there are, it's a tight if community with a lot of family own shops and businesses, many of which have been wiped out now. and it's also a community where a lot of people are retirees. and in addition to that, it is a community where uh, 4 generations black angelenos had been able to live to evade the historic discrimination in housing against a black people and people of color in general in other parts of los angeles. so they, they have made a, a tight that community here in all the dina, but a lot of the heart of that community is the last churches, well known businesses and the neighborhoods level. so there's an additional problem here in so far as the fact that the many of the residents here as had their insurance canceled by insurance companies over the past couple of years because the insurance companies are no longer providing insurance or withdrawing insuranc

from a local news broadcaster shows the kenneth wildfire as it approaches some homes in the west of los angelesarlier said they believed it was started deliberately, and detained a man on suspicion of arson. but a fire chief has now told the bbc that — although investigations are continuing — there is, as yet, no evidience that the wildfires have been deliberately set. officials say as many as 10,000 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed. accuweather estimates the damage is expected to be at least $135 billion — and up to 150 billion. five fires continue to burn across los angeles. the national guard has been deployed amid reports of looting. we'll have the latest from our correspondent in la shortly. but our first report this hour is from helena humphrey. i watched this house burn down live on the news. yeah, this was a beautiful home. had a lot of good times here. it's hard to put into words the level of devastation here, but the la county sheriff put it bluntly. in some areas, he said, it looks like a bomb had been dropped. so far, land more than twice the size of manhatt

los angeles county. and we have just learned of a new wildfire that broke out in l.a. county. there is a mandatory evacuation order for brush fire in woodland hills, westlos angeles, not too far from calabasas. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is covering the eaton fire in altadena. that's northeast of los angeles. and a short time ago, zach spoke to a woman whose home was just saved from the flames. >> we're seeing some of the houses that have been leveled, destroyed. that one just over there. that just happened in the last couple of hours. it is heartbreaking. this home next to it. firefighters worked so hard. we have chelsea over here. i want to speak to you really quick. your home is the one one of the i think the only ones on this block saved right now. we saw firefighters working to save it. >> your thoughts right now i it's a mix of everything. i mea, i'm so grateful that the firefighters work so hard to protect my home this morning. i know that my neighbor's house caught on fire this morning, and they did everything they could to save mine. but i mean, if you look around, it doesn't in the scheme of things, it doesn't really matter because

been killed in tens of thousands of flat the homes as wild fives ripped through suburbs to the west of los angeles. final thoughts you say, fear, seasonal winds of feeling, the flames of 3 major blazes around 5 and a half 1000. the heck to subbing, scorched 1000 structures destroyed present. joe biden has offered the federal assistance. the national guard has been dispatched from residence and official say . the current situation is one of the worst that essentially has experience. last night was one of the most devastating and terrifying nights that we've seen in any part of our city, at any part of our history. fire and literally jumping roads, taking out structures and our public safety professionals are created environment where injuries for kept to a minimum. fatalities were kept to a minimum. and we wake up this morning with a renewed spirit that we can defeat this fire. well rentals joins us live, not from the pacific palisades, neighborhood, but of the hills where wall phones are continuing to. but the roof, is there any sign of tool that the 40s are managing to get a grip on these funds t

those are wealthy areas to the west of los angeles here in the east and north of los angeles in all to dina, an unincorporated community. that's part of los angeles county. people are primarily middle or low. ready income there are, it's a tight if community with a lot of family own shops and businesses, many of which have been wiped out. now.

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

of thousands of people have fled the homes as well. phones with through some of ups to the west of los angeles, or 2 people having killed 5 foxes side of things being driven by strong seasonal winds. present. joe biden says he's monitoring a situation that has offered the federal assistance. and then he's conference, the yeah, the a flat chief, explain the extent of the destruction. unfortunately, we have to reported fatalities to civilians unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over $100.00 structures, destroyed, and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. miss reynolds joins us live on the phone from the pacific palisades neighborhood, below the hills, where it was foss continue to bun rump. is there any sign the authorities are managing to get a grip on these funds? the problem carry, we carry wrong. we can transfer you to here over the phone line. the, i'm standing in a staging area for firefighters down here and the, it's the we in the policy so much destruction for the fires. ready spread so quickly, driving up there, most o

wednesday tens of thousands of people flood the homes as well as far as it through suburbs to the west of los angeles, 2 people have been killed. 5 fonts a say the funds are being driven by strong seasonal wins. president joe biden says he's watching the situation and has offered the federal assistance and the news conference area at $85.00, chief, explain the extent of the destruction. unfortunately, we have to reported fatalities to civilians unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over $100.00 structures, destroyed, and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation, as well, rentals joins as long as not on the pacific palisades neighborhood. below the hills by walls foss continue to bed. well, is there any sign your thoughts on managing to get a grip on these fines? unfortunately, carry in that very same press conference that you showed a, a, a brief excerpt from authorities said that these buyers are nowhere near under control. at this time there are 3 major fires burning in the greater los angeles area. one year in the west. they are the pa

killed and tens of thousands of flat the homes as well. size ripped through suburbs to the west of los angeles. and these 5 major fire as a binding fire us, or to say fear sees no wins, feuding the flames about 100000 people, living in danger zone and 7 bones to evacuate. president joe biden has offered federal assistance, and the national guard has been dispatched. official say the current situation is one of the was the.

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

los angeles, day three of an intense and deadly firefight. and another fire is now exploding in size. we're talking about the kenneth fire. it ignited in the west hills area of los angeles just this afternoon. and it, too, is fueled by the santa ana winds. it has exploded to more than 900 acres in just the past couple of hours. now, this is burning off of highway 101 near the los angeles ventura county border. evacuations were ordered immediately, and we're learning that investigators are interviewing a possible person of interest connected to that fire and any possible connections to other fires. senator adam schiff is telling people they need to get out now. we keep seeing these fires pop up in different places. we may see more before this is over. if you're told to evacuate, then get the hell out. you might think you can outrun a fire. you are not going to outrun these fires. you are not going to outrun the fires. that is the truth. now the winds are still at red flag levels, but gusts have been less intense. firefighters are now using this opportunity to start working on containment lines for the eaton and the palisades fire. you can see th

so let's take a look at some of the west effect today. areas in los angeles, the fire and the pacific palisades remains the largest. it is the most destructive in the county's history. it spread across 6000 texas. the kind of far, just north of color besides, is the latest to ignite. it is spreading rapidly and the h and find the pasadena is a dead list. at least 5 of the victims were killed the, the areas in our ins, you're looking at the under evacuation orders because the as an immediate threats to life, reynolds has moved from the far 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 scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above. specific palisades is largely a wasteland. now something more resembling a war zone. than the affluent neighborhood, it was a few days ago to pasco. busy last the home of 30 years where she raised her family . this fire is not going to take my memories away and keeping my memories, memories are a

after another 4 nights at north west of the city of los angeles. more than 200000 people, i've been ordered to leave the dangers and california has deployed more than 14055 to personnel, as well as the national guard. the skies are filled with thick clouds of smoke and ash, prompting air in dust, advisors for 70000000 people across the southern california. as we are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds, this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. the priority for all angelenos remains stay safe and please follow directions from the public safety officials. when you are told to evacuate, please evacuate. so, let's take a look at some of the west affected areas in los angeles. the fi in pacific palisades remains the largest and most destructive in the county's history. it spread across 6000 texas. the kenneth fall, just north of color buses is the latest to night. it is spreading rapidly and the aging fi that's near pasadena is the deadliest. at least 5 of the victims were killed. the, there is

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

universal studios a lot of that is all kind of down in here, a little bit sort of north and west of los angeles, or the proper city of los angeles. but this is a sprawling town, and if you are from los angeles, you know, all these places that are affected, because while the movie and tv industry is down here, the people who make it run live in these places, palisades out here, this is right along the pacific coast highway that takes you past santa monica, all the way up into malibu. you've seen these scenes a million times. if you live there, this is where you take your friends on the weekends to go hiking up in the hills and and see unbelievable views of the pacific. very much a community, very much part of the bigger community. same thing over here with pasadena. we were talking a little bit ago. stephanie was in altadena. altadena is the northern part here of pasadena. so i'm telling you, this is a big, sprawling city, but everybody in this city knows these areas that are being affected, and many of them are in those areas. and if you look at the size of the fires right now, palisades fire,

flames are encroaching toward the 405 that major freeway running on the west side of los angeles and threatening communities just west of the freeway. now, residents, firefighters and city officials are all working to maneuver and survive. what is a hellscape? joining us now, cnn's stephanie elam, who's in l.a .'s brentwood neighborhood. that would be more to the eastern side of this fire. stephanie, your vantage point there. i know you've been watching teams all day in the sky, on the ground. what more can you tell us? >> jessica, i wanted to show you something different this hour because i want to highlight this ridge behind me. we're on top. it looks like that sandy color up there. you can see there's a vehicle up there. we watched them bulldoze that and make it wider. and we now know why they have been doing that. and that is because we were just informed by lafd, the los angeles fire department, that the winds are about to change. and so this fire that you've been seeing burning here next to us and has been burning for quite some time, and they've been manning and watching throug

. >> you say you evacuated to a friend's house on the west side of los angeles. how bad is the wildfire smoke on the west side of los angeles? and is right. >> uh yeah. uh, it's it's not great. it's not. it's not awful, but it's certainly present. and of course, now we are in a potential evacuation warning here as well. so. so los angeles is really taking a big one. >> is does that smoke. does that smoky air put you at higher risk given given the transplant? >> yeah, it absolutely does. and i'm excuse me nursing this cough now. oh wow. yeah. it's absolutely. yeah. >> um, so i mean, i know it's unfathomable. unfathomable, but, um, what comes next? i mean, are you going to try to rebuild your home? are you going to try to move somewhere else? i mean, you're you are very literally refugees. >> yeah, that absolutely crossed my mind yesterday that we're, uh, we are climate refugees in the first world. and i don't know the answer yet. i think what i, what i'm focusing on is just keeping my mind in the here and now and not not trying to rethink what i should have done an

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

the 10s of thousands of people have that the homes as was five's bit through sump ups to the west of los angeles, to people having killed firefighters say the fires of being driven by strong seasonal wins present. joe biden says he's monitoring the situation and has offered the federal assistance in a news conference area, and they fund chief, explain the extent of the destruction. reynolds joins us long if not from the pacific palisades neighborhood below the hills where the wild fossil continuing to find no road. but is there any sign that they are far too, so managing to get a grip on these spots. and the problem is that the wind is still very, very strong and very bluster. you can see those flags behind me blowing in the wind . the wind comes off over the mountains and towards the ocean, which is, which is over here on this side. so as this is a very strong seasonal when it's called the santa ana wind, and this is the reason the entire reason really why these buyers fred with such terrifying speeds. it's also very smoky out here. there's a lot of cinders and hash blowing through the air, and

anything up $260.00 can we sprout, and they are finding a far the probably satisfy which is just west of los angeles. now this is it in time not so you can see it's going fairly quickly. evacuations have of course been ordered as a result, the 5 sprint very quickly wouldn't like that, but it's not just the wind. the whole air has been set up because they should be raised and there's not been no significant right in this area since last october, which is when they start calling it the water. yeah, as i go from october to october because the rain should start to full but, but unfortunately nothing you know like, and nothing much in the mountains. what has come through? it has been significant. snow in california has been filled. the knolls, and full cost wise, they might be a bit more for the north, but around l. a. in las vegas, san francisco. this is sunshine in the sky, and the wind still blow at the strongest, i think during the 1st day, but still were even on saturday. oh, okay. well, still ahead on all of this, there is this news of love and honest qualifications tried and failed to elect a pres

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

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

los angeles on the wildfires. >> they are doing an amazing job. 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

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

evacuation orders have been issued in the san fernando valley offer another 519 north west of the city of los angeles. more than 200000 people in order to leave dangers and california has deployed more than 1405 fighting personnel as well as the national guard. the skies are filled with thick clouds of smoke and ash, prompting air and dust advisors. 17000000 people across the southern california, or we are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. the priority for all angelenos remains stay safe and please follow directions from the public safety officials. when you are told to evacuate, please evacuate. well, that's enough reynolds, who has more from the far in pacific policy but you needed help from above. joyous paper plays low over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning in the hills above. specific palisades is largely a wasteland. now something more resembling a war zone than the affluent ne

notice, have been issued in the san fernando valley, off to another 5 ignited north, west of the city of los angeles. moving 200000 people have been ordered to leave dangerous ends. of a fornia has applied for the 1405 fighting personnel as well as the national guard . we are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. the priority for all angelenos remains stay safe and please follow directions from the public safety officials. when you are told to evacuate, please evacuate. of course wanted robe. reynolds has more from the far end, pacific palisades. but you needed help from above. julia take her place, flew low over the fire, devastated landscape of pacific palisades carrying water scooped up from the pacific to be dumped on the still out of control. fire burning and 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 last the home of 30 years, where she raised her family. this fire is not

a friend of mine working on the fox lot on the west side of los angeles, possibly the last lot to close down, production was shut down, people were sent home. that's when you know something is very serious. the amount of costs involved is astronomical. and no one wants to do it. it takes something really serious to shut down production there. i'm not saying what goes on in the studios is necessarily serious. but just to understand when the studios shut down, that is a much bigger event than schools being shut down. that's the message that says to the town, this is really something that is now getting beyond anyone's control. and anyone's ability to predict what happens next. that's the situation there tonight at this hour, this is going to be a changing situation in certain places by the end of the hour and across the coverage overnight. people living in los angeles have been hanging on the local television coverage which has been just excellent across every local channel. shots like this available to people so they can know exactly what's happening. how close it is to them. how far it

and we know now that the flames are are encroaching on the 405, a major artery through los angeles to the west side of los angeles. show us where that is and where the fire is moving there. >> yeah. let me go back here just a second. we will see that. let's go forward here. the the winds coming across the desert. still going to blow all night tonight and then into tomorrow. 405 running right through here. i'll get you a closer map. and then right here here's santa monica, los angeles, long beach, mount wilson, burbank. so the 405 runs right here along. and that's where the kind of the stop is at this point in time. they want to hold that as a fire break. will it be able to happen. possibly because look at the wind direction blowing along or at least a little bit west of that 405? so that's the good news right now, is that the wind will help. but the winds shift directions every once in a while. they kind of come around here and there. so we're still very, very dry. there's the 405 right there from san fernando all the way down to l.a., the fire bumping almost all the way up to it here and all the way

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

weather conditions could buy the stove, the place, and the value of the smoke filled skies of, of los angeles. west bias was still floating hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated on the site. the waves are about to take off the hello. i mean.

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

issued in los angeles as the largest wiles from what passed spreads and residents of the weather. conditions could sub mistake us in the valley of a smoke filled sky as of, of los angeles. west bias still floating hundreds of thousands of people on the site. the winds are about to take off of the hello. i mean.

right in this area, but further off where the fire is still burning in the north and west of, of the county of los angeles. what are they doing? they say that they have stationed in position of fire fighting root is water tank or trucks and all sorts of other material ready to go into action when and if the winds hit and the fire light starts to advance. in addition to that, they sprayed from the air large amounts of fire retardant, that that pink 6 material that stops fire from moving forward. but with all of that, it's important to note that these buyers don't move in a straight line, like like a wall moving forward. they uh they spread through embers being caught by the wind and flip the whole kilometers down, went down, went into another patch of dry grass or brush, or maybe another house and that would start a secondary fire. so those are some of the things that they all have to be on the look out for. it's a huge task. but again, the fire department here in los angeles and los angeles county says there is ready is they can possibly be to come here. also the break, small bodies are found in the mind

and so this beautiful hillside just to the kind of west northwest of los angeles is burning right nowd the question is just how far will it go? evacuation orders have stretched down towards santa monica. there are a couple of blocks away from my house. it would be unprecedented for a fire to reach that far, but as i say, it's those embers on the wind that are the problem. so here, fire departments from around the area are going to have a very long night, anderson, a long night. >> yeah. my understanding is those embers. i mean, they can actually go pretty far distances and set down and start another fire. what is the strategy for firefighters? i mean, i see the fire truck to the left or i guess, facing where you're facing in that direction. is it to just. yeah. is this area is kind of just lost so they let it burn out. what is the strategy on fighting? >> yeah. i mean listen, you don't want to let too much burn out because that's just more and more embers. but it's, you know, at some point there's not much more they can do for these houses. and so they're just trying to contain. so th

notice again kind of the bull's eye stretching over ventura county, parts of malibu, and then the north and west sections of los angeles. and as we get into the afternoon, expected to pick up and then this red flag warning that goes until 6 p.m, indicating that we could see, of course, those gusts for the next 12 to 18 hours or so, continuing on with very dry conditions, relative humidity out there already in the teens for many parts of southern california. and as we know, the vegetation is tinder dry. so the wind gusts out there at this hour are ranging from 20 to 40mph. could again strengthen as we get into later today and then into tomorrow. that remains to be seen as well. i'll have a better look at what is going on. the current conditions out at the fires in los angeles and what we can expect here at home as well. coming up. >> rosemary thank you. and we're learning that lawmakers in the state senate have canceled the special session hearing scheduled for today on the incoming trump administration and la disaster relief. this comes after the governor announced yesterday plans to expand it to include the wildfires.

at this hour, w are following least four major wildfires the largest of which is the palisades fire on the west side of los angeles near malibu. we are also watching the eaton fire burning near pasadena and altadena. and here's what we know so far. authorities say as of tonight, at least five people have been killed by these flames. 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. over 1000 structures have already been destroyed, and thousands more are threatened. combined, the fires have burned over 26,000 acres. but that number is likely to change by the hour. and we do have team coverage for you as these fires continue to grow. we have meteorologist mark tamayo tracking those conditions down south that have fueled these historic flames. and ktvu jesse gary is talking with bay area strike teams who are assisting with the firefight. but we begin with ktvu. greg lee, who has the latest from the front lines. greg. >> these fires are burning out of control all over los angeles county in preparation for the santa ana winds, crews were pre-positioned in danger areas, but it was still not enough to contend with fo