nearly 200 homes. kristen holmes is in southern california this morning with the latest. ( james ) firefighters have another new brush fire to deal with wednesday morning as a flames engulfed an area near the getty center in the brentwood area of los angeles.the fire broke out near the 405 freeway and mulholland drive just before 5 a.m., los angeles fire department spokeswoman margaret stewart said.the fire had burned about 6 acres, stewart said.a sigalert was issued for the closure of all northbound lanes on the 405 freeway just after 5 a.m., according to the california highway patrol's traffic incident log.officials were considering closing the southbound lanes as well.the fire began as crews are spread across southern california fighting several brush fires, including the thomas fire, the creek fire and the rye fire. forecasters are calling for another afternoon of gusty winds, which will help fuel the fires on wednesday.check back for updates on this developing story. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check o

breaking news in southern california, i want to take a look at what's going on here. >> it's been really windy. in oakland, gusts up to 55 miles per hour. this morning, it's still breezy. you are noticing there are a lot of tree limbs down as you head out for work or school this morning. it is windy. temperatures have dipped down to 45 degrees in the tri-valley. the right side of the screen looking live in the north bay. 39 degrees. yes, it is cold as you get ready to head out. look at the high temperatures for today, reaching the low to mid-60s. it won't be as windy this afternoon. i'll talk about the wind speeds and king tides, where we may see minor flooding coming up. mike has a new crash in walnut creek. >> that's right. fortunately, the high winds didn't bring many reports of downed trees. we continue to track it. the roadways starting to see more traffic. more traffic, more reports. there's something new over here in pleasanton. we track the city and get more details from chp when they arrive. chp is here, southbound 680. north main. jams up out of concord. a crash blocking

still in the green. >>> a live look in southern california this morning where the fight against raging wildfires continues. firefighters could be facing difficult winds conditions into next week. new fires are causing big problems with several others already raging out of control. the lilac fire in northern san diego county grew to more than 6 square miles after it ignited yesterday and it's already burned dozens of homes at a country club and killed several horses at a training center. that lilac fire is now one of half dozen fires burning across three counties. they burned more than 140,000 acres so far forcing 190,000 people to evacuate. more than 500 homes have been destroyed with an estimated 23,000 still at risk. most of those homes were destroyed by southern california's biggest fire which is still burning out of control in ventura county. some people are being allowed back to their neighborhoods to assess the damage from the thomas fire including one family of six from ventura who found out they lost everything. >> what breaks your heart the most, all my little brothers' stuff,

a massive wildfire exploding in ventura cou >>> breaking news out of southern california this tuesday morning. a massive wildfire exploding in ventura county. it is continuing to spread. yep. you see the crews are out there giving us the latest, live pictures. thousands of acres up in flames at this hour burning homes and a medical center. we are live as the winds continue to fan the flames. another fire burning this morning. so much going on this tuesday morning. i want to get the chance to say good morning to you at 5:00. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. kari has been tracking the weather. we are windy here as well as down there. >> it's not as windy here as in southern california. we have had gusts to 55 miles per hour. they are looking at gusts at 70 miles per hour. it's still going to be windy there throughout the day. we are watching all of this for you. as we take a live look outside in san jose, driving around, noticing tree limbs are down, it's breezy this morning. as we go through the day, the chilly temperatures gradually warming up

other buildings destroyed by wildfires ravaging southern california for the past week. six fires driven by gusty santa ana winds have torched neighborhoods and rural communities from ventura county north of los angeles all the way south to san diego county.one person died in a car crash wednesday trying to escape the largest fire in ventura county.gov. jerry brown devastated neighborhoods on saturday.the fire also is burning toward a endangered condors in los padres national forest.óóó (justine) san diego firefighters were not just out battling the lilac fire today... they had to help stop a house fire that started when a small plane crashed into the home... killing its two passengers, and a pet. authorities say the plane had just taken off from an airport a half a mile away. the pilot tried to land in a field behind the home... but the plane skidded through the field... and crashed into the home... sparking the fire. authorities say the two occupants of the plane were taken to the hospital where they died. no one was in to home at the time of the crash... but according to neighbors

southern california to join the thousands of other firefighters already on the front lines. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest. >> a new wildfire now spreading fast in san diego county. thick smoke blanketing streets as residents rush to evacuate. >> i've been going up and down the roads, making everybody leave. i got one left. i need to tell the sheriffs to go get him. he won't leave. >> to the north in ventura county, 150 square miles scorched. the thomas fire closing in on this beachfront community. the heat melting glass over what was the back seat of this car and leaving staircases leading to nowhere. more than 400 structures destroyed. >> a hospital, a large apartment, homes, people's living destroyed. >> across all of the wildfires burning in southern california, the flames are fuelled by low humidity and powerful santa ana winds, with gusts up to 60 miles an hour possible through the night. >> mother nature really decides when we're going to be able to actually put the fire out. >> until then, a scramble for so many to grab what they can and get out. >> mandatory

the fires in southern california continue to rage out >>> right now at 11:00, more danger on the front lines. the fires in southern california continue to rage out of control, rekindling painful memories of the north bay fires. we're live in ventura county with this breaking news. >>> good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. i want to give you a live look from our nbc chopper. you can see that massive and menacing orange glow way there in the hills. firefighters have been working along the front line foss more than 24 hours now, saving what they can and making little headway. after a full day, a full force battle, zero containment in the thomas fire. worse, we learned the flames have jumped 101 at solimar beach. the fire has charged 50,000 acres. >> you see the flames and all the cars leaving the danger spots. southern california is dealing with three primary fire, much like what we dealt with two months ago, all fueled by windy and dry conditions. the thomas fire, creek fire, and rye fire. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated.

is southern california. quickly spreading brushfires engulfed the area near the getty center in brentwood . the 405 freeway close. i believe all lanes are now closed. i'm hearing there turning around. northeast at riverside, east northeast at la. some of the strongest gusts around 40 miles an hour in the higher elevation. it has made it all the way down to the ocean between santa barbara and ventura. it jumped 101. 30s on the temperatures. with the offshore breeze it will be very warm, especially on the coast. gilroy at 30. 39 -- 33 in santa clara. with the offshore breeze continuing a high pressure is nowhere near breaking down. it will be with us for a while. off the oakland berkeley hills about 25 midas 35 miles an hour. this is what is called a blocking pattern. they usually last about three weeks. 60s on the temperatures. sal? >>> right now we do have traffic that is going to be getting busier. at the macarthur maze it is taking about 24 minutes. that is from the cockiness bridge. you can see it is coming out and spilling over to the bay bridge toll plaza. that is about a 2

a fire exploding in southern california. thousands of acres scorched in a matter of hours near >>> fire exploding in southern california. thousands of acres scorched in a matter of hours. this is near ventura. we are talking about homes and now a medical center up in flames. take a look at this here. you will see the strong winds moving those embers along the road. we are live with where that fire is moving next. good morning, thank you for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll continue to cover this. first, when it comes to weather in your neck of the woods, kari, welcome back. >> thank you. it is going to be a cool morning, breezy, clear skies. as we go through the day, we are going to get that sunshine and calming winds here as we have seen gusty winds. as you get a live look outside in san jose, it is looking nice and calm. temperatures, upper 40s. we have a wide range in temperatures in spots. we will have very cold air in the forecast later on tonight. after seeing those high temperatures reaching the 60s. we'll talk more about how cold it gets ton

him. >>> well, now to southern california, where a new wildfire north of san diego has burned at least 4100 acres with zero containment. tonight parts of the city of oceanside south of camp pendleton are being forced to evacuate. in ventura county, we have learn in order than 400 structures have burned in the thomas fire. gusty santa ana winds and dry conditions are fanning the flames of six major fires burning in the southland tonight. here is a map of those fires. cal fire says 190,000 residents have been evacuated. 2300 homes are threatened. airmen from the 129th rescue wing out of moffet field are preparing to deploy to southern california to join the thousands of other firefighters already on the front lines. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest. >> a new wildfire now spreading fast in san diego county. thick smoke blanketing streets as residents rush to evacuate. >> i've been going up and down the roads, making everybody leave. i got one left. i need to tell the sheriffs to go get him. he won't leave. >> to the north in ventura county, 150 square miles scorched.

lanes. >>> breaking news the southern california fires, this is the new wildfire that just erupted within the last hour in west los angeles. sky map 7 is showing you how close it is to 405. it's concerning because it's a populated area, getty center, ucla all nearby. right now the northbound lanes of interstate 405 are closed and crews are racing to save many homes in the area. we want to show you a water dropping helicopter trying to save one of those homes. here is the video and narration by the chopper's pilot. >> there was a drop by the 109 by city fire. that's a really cool thing in the dark making that drop. they know where the fires are. >> the flames are very close. we don't know about any official evacuations in the area although you have to assume people are trying to get out as fast as they can. so this means we're tracking six wildfires growing in southern california. a map shows where the active fires are burning in ventura, los angeles and san bernardino. as of last night cal fire said it's the largest, the thomas fire,ventura county they are most concerned about that

atlanta. and you have travel plans there and say no worries, huh-uh. >> southern california is not as bad as yesterday. but still low humidity. 26% in and around the fallbrook area. the wind is not nearly as robust as yesterday. we have an offshore direction and a few high clouds moving through. and really that's it. they just disintegrate. 30s on the temps, 40s, 50s, noticeably cooler for coast and bay and around the bay. berkeley was 55 yesterday at this time. they are 41. they are losing the easterly breeze. and oakland had a lot of 50s yesterday. except for a few high clouds, that's about all we'll see on a mostly sunny and dry forecast and temperatures running above average. 5:01. and alex tells us things are still good? or did something happen? >> we may have an issue on the peninsula. let's check this out and see if it's impacting the commute. it's just popped up on the screen. it appears this is an accident southbound 101 in redwood city. and this is just north of 92 so just north of 92 which takes you across the san mateo bridge obviously. and a couple of cars may be blocking

terrace. the dry conditions and powerful winds in southern california are expected to fan these flames on all of these fires making the battle that much tougher for firefighters. i want to show you another live look right now from a helicopter above the thomas fire. 150 structures have burned, a thousand firefighters are battling this fire and thousands of people have been evacuated as this fire broke out late yesterday. those santa ana winds are fueling the flames. let's go to chief meteorologist bill martin now in the weather center. at sunset and sunrise is when these winds get stronger, is that right? >> yeah, typically the winds really pickup like around here when we have our offshore winds, it's usually after midnight they really get going in the early morning hours. it looks like two fires here. we're looking at a lot of smoke too. that is no clouds down there. that is all smoke you are seeing. winds continue to blow in the 50-60-mile-per-hour range. as the evening comes, not only do the winds pickup, but the smoke settles down and it creates -- the cooler air as it gets

out of southern california. we have been telling you about all the fires going on. there is a new one. look at the live pictures here. this just erupted very close to the getty center this morning off the 405 in los angeles, home of priceless works of art. look at the blazes continuing to grow. no doubt, continued fights for firefighters. so many out. you can see the helicopter. i don't know if they do drops at night right now. the wind is shifting. very concerning, off the 405 north, familiar to so many art connoisseurs and a concern this morning. that fire burning close to the getty center. >>> 5:14. new this morning, a bay area tech giant is topping the places to work and it's not the first time. >> kris sanchez is live at facebook headquarters. good morning, kris. >> reporter: hi there, laura and marcus. facebook employees give their company a thumbs up. bad jokes, but that's where facebook finds itself at the top of the best places to work. not just in the bay area, but across the country. glass door surveyed employee opinions from career opportunities, pay, benefits, culture, wo

? ? it is very bad. this is the worst fire that southern california has had. 70 square miles hillburn and 150 structures have been burned down to the ground many are homes like this one. take a look this was somebody's home it was perfectly fine this time yesterday. but look at it is smoldering remains. there is some natural gas still spewing out. the next-door neighbors, there houses are burnt to the ground and nothing is left. we saw someone's cat running around the neighborhood. it is heartbreaking to see it left behind. look at this. something that made a three was someone's boat. there is a pickup truck parked in the driveway right here and we have seen this with a lot of the cars that burned down on the street right here. if we can take a look inside. what you will see, just liquid molten metal. the metal just melted. we want to talk about how lucky the factor with these fires, take a look across the street. directly across are the homes that made it through. we saw the home out there, but right next-door is a house that was not so lucky. this one is completely burned to the ground

look live again. we're back in southern california. we've been talking about how the wildfires have been burning out of control. this is in the san fernando valley. the camera is moving around quite a bit. take our word for it. in the area on the 405 in san fernando valley, you can see how traffic is. these are aerial shots, live. the smokes, the flames, if you know the area near the getty center, right in the heart of the san fernando valley, extremely densely populated sherman oaks, brentwood, mullholland drive, it is in the area of the wildfire that is spreading. i was talking -- i don't know if you can see. they have a fire fighting helicopter up. that is good to see. they need that. and steve paulson has been talking about the air quality, the winds in the area as well. it is a very, very fluid situation down there in los angeles. >> and certainly with this situation, steve can chime in here, winds are the story. very, very low humidity is a factor. >> 8% for some. 8% by the getty. the winds are not as bad but i'm seeing 54 miles per hour east of ventura. >> really? >> it is no

wildfires continue to rage out of control in southern california with a new fire breaking out in san diego county. so far 200- thousand people have been forced to evacuate.( darya ) and now those fires are starting to impact the bay area with smoke from southern california expected in our skies for the next few days.( james ) and happening now... oakland workers strike for a 4th straight day. the city of oakland says it has made its last. best offer. (darya) we will have much more on all of those stories coming up through out the morning.(james) but first lets start with a check of weather and traffic. rebecca: high pressure stays in place through the weekend and into next week. this will bring continued dry weather with mild days and clear but cool nights. no rain is in the forecast for the next 7 to 10 days. a spare the air alert is in effect for today, saturday and sunday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) ( james ) we continue to follow breaking news this morning out of southern california... wildfires causing mass devasta

. >>> hundreds of homes have been reduced to rubble from massive wildfires burning in southern california and the infernos not stopping. >> this body camera video shows a san francisco police officer firing through his window killing an unarmed man. how the police chief is responding this morning. good morning. it's friday, december 8th. i'm anne makovec. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi. let's start with a live look outside on this friday morning as the morning rush is about to start. as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge on the right, not looking too bad in terms of traffic there. on the left a shot of these "salesforce tower" sales looking south looking nice so far. >> a little cool out there. jaclyn has been tracking our friday morning commute. >> the morning rush has begun. >> right now we are tracking delays along the eastshore freeway. and that's all due to an earlier crash that did have all lanes blocked. all lanes have been cleared. but there's still the big backup. we are dealing with those residual delays. the crash -- westbound 80 at central, backed up to 4. in the red t

buildings destroyed by wildfires ravaging southern california for the past week. six fires driven by gusty santa ana winds have torched neighborhoods and rural communities from ventura county north of los angeles all the way south to san diego county.one person died in a car crash wednesday trying to escape the largest fire in ventura county.gov. jerry brown toured the devastated neighborhoods on saturday.the fire also is burning toward a sanctuary for the endangered california condors in los padres national forest.óóó (justine) governor jerry brown toured ventura county neighborhoods today... he says deadly and destructive wildfires in winter are "the new normal." governor brown also commented on the federal government's response to this natural disaster.