Fox’s La Jeunesse on L.A. Wildfires: ‘The Situation Is Extremely Threatening and Dangerous’

KILMEADE We start our ░░░░░░░░ team coverage right now ░░░░░░░░ senior meteorologist Janice Dean ░░░░░░░░ s tracking the wind ░░░░░░░░ that s fanning the ░░░░░░░░ But first William La ░░░░░░░░ is live in Malibu ░░░░░░░░ residents are not already ░░░░░░░░ not already under evacuation ░░░░░░░░ are being told to ░░░░░░░░ to leave at a ░░░░░░░░ s notice William LA ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Brian You know ░░░░░░░░ they left several hours ░░░░░░░░ The situation you see ░░░░░░░░ is by no means ░░░░░░░░ You have several major ░░░░░░░░ burning in L A ░░░░░░░░ zero percent contained and ░░░░░░░░ are burning up and ░░░░░░░░ coast highway which is ░░░░░░░░ I am right now ░░░░░░░░ nine homes in this ░░░░░░░░ have burned along PCH ░░░░░░░░ ocean is only about ░░░░░░░░ 70 feet away from ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ those flames The firefighters ░░░░░░░░ can see right now ░░░░░░░░ trying to stop this ░░░░░░░░ from moving to the ░░░░░░░░ set of homes And ░░░░░░░░ almost share a wall ░░░░░░░░ s how tightly packed ░░░░░░░░ are together But we ░░░░░░░░ winds picking up down ░░░░░░░░ near the coast and ░░░░░░░░ 99 miles per hour ░░░░░░░░ the mountain passes and ░░░░░░░░ this destroyed countless number ░░░░░░░░ homes We will get ░░░░░░░░ update around 8 00 ░░░░░░░░ M local time But ░░░░░░░░ ve clogged roadways towns ░░░░░░░░ to a total standstill ░░░░░░░░ certain areas they have ░░░░░░░░ water pressure They had ░░░░░░░░ ground the helicopters last ░░░░░░░░ around 8 00 P ░░░░░░░░ because of the high ░░░░░░░░ This broke out around ░░░░░░░░ 30 in the morning ░░░░░░░░ the residential area called ░░░░░░░░ Palisades it s a ░░░░░░░░ town just north of ░░░░░░░░ Monica and it quickly ░░░░░░░░ from zero to about ░░░░░░░░ 000 acres and it ░░░░░░░░ basically many homes a ░░░░░░░░ home park Landmark restaurants ░░░░░░░░ senior living center a ░░░░░░░░ high school They had ░░░░░░░░ evacuate a number of ░░░░░░░░ areas That created a ░░░░░░░░ on Sunset Boulevard People ░░░░░░░░ leaving their cars were ░░░░░░░░ by police to get ░░░░░░░░ of their cars if ░░░░░░░░ want to live and ░░░░░░░░ Later they had to ░░░░░░░░ in a bulldozer to ░░░░░░░░ those cars aside so ░░░░░░░░ fire trucks could get ░░░░░░░░ and out and have ░░░░░░░░ to an area called ░░░░░░░░ Palisades Highlands which is ░░░░░░░░ kind of a community ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ That fire then jumped ░░░░░░░░ Canyon and then it ░░░░░░░░ Los Flores Canyon into ░░░░░░░░ canyon and where I ░░░░░░░░ now It s approaching ░░░░░░░░ center of Malibu Again ░░░░░░░░ situation that you see ░░░░░░░░ I witnessed on the ░░░░░░░░ down about 7 miles ░░░░░░░░ worth of structures just ░░░░░░░░ this along coast highway ░░░░░░░░ Also Keith if you ░░░░░░░░ to push up real ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ guys I will take ░░░░░░░░ up here There is ░░░░░░░░ house burning You see ░░░░░░░░ glow on the top ░░░░░░░░ is a house burning ░░░░░░░░ up there as well ░░░░░░░░ the point being is ░░░░░░░░ fire is burning on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the coast ░░░░░░░░ as well as Malibu ░░░░░░░░ I want to take ░░░░░░░░ to some other areas ░░░░░░░░ L A County Pasadena ░░░░░░░░ Sylmar you have fires ░░░░░░░░ there as well because ░░░░░░░░ these high winds The ░░░░░░░░ are just pushing ahead ░░░░░░░░ about a mile ahead ░░░░░░░░ the fire In fact ░░░░░░░░ think we have some ░░░░░░░░ from a witness earlier ░░░░░░░░ or last night Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE This whole ░░░░░░░░ gone gone gone There ░░░░░░░░ nothing left There s ░░░░░░░░ left Clip ends LA ░░░░░░░░ They have about 1 ░░░░░░░░ firefighters here now We ░░░░░░░░ a mutual aid pack ░░░░░░░░ the counties here in ░░░░░░░░ California Brian Steve Ainsley ░░░░░░░░ are reluctant to let ░░░░░░░░ their crews go because ░░░░░░░░ situation is so threatening ░░░░░░░░ so many different areas ░░░░░░░░ can t afford to ░░░░░░░░ too many crews to ░░░░░░░░ hot spots that we ░░░░░░░░ here About 200 000 ░░░░░░░░ without power That could ░░░░░░░░ as these winds are ░░░░░░░░ to continue throughout Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ to you KILMEADE Just ░░░░░░░░ show you how unique ░░░░░░░░ is they say in ░░░░░░░░ Palisades I mean Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ is there Bradley Cooper ░░░░░░░░ Sandler Eugene Levy Michael ░░░░░░░░ It s like the ░░░░░░░░ s who of Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ choose to live there ░░░░░░░░ usually means it s ░░░░░░░░ of the safer places ░░░░░░░░ JEUNESSE Yeah Tom Hanks ░░░░░░░░ think he s up ░░░░░░░░ Amalfi Drive I saw ░░░░░░░░ crew out there early ░░░░░░░░ morning as well So ░░░░░░░░ these homes in the ░░░░░░░░ area that we are ░░░░░░░░ about they start at ░░░░░░░░ 3 million and then ░░░░░░░░ will push up over ░░░░░░░░ if they have any ░░░░░░░░ at all And an ░░░░░░░░ that s called the ░░░░░░░░ Riviera I saw the ░░░░░░░░ burning there last night ░░░░░░░░ not unlike here in ░░░░░░░░ I saw five houses ░░░░░░░░ and not a firefighter ░░░░░░░░ sight They are just ░░░░░░░░ that thin And there ░░░░░░░░ not even structure protection ░░░░░░░░ those areas And some ░░░░░░░░ of course as you ░░░░░░░░ the homes are built ░░░░░░░░ a bluff And those ░░░░░░░░ run up the mountains ░░░░░░░░ you will and take ░░░░░░░░ out And of course ░░░░░░░░ people have read that ░░░░░░░░ have no insurance here ░░░░░░░░ Fire insurance has been ░░░░░░░░ on so many people ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ coming off this Can ░░░░░░░░ see the embers blowing ░░░░░░░░ guys It s not ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY Yeah they re ░░░░░░░░ you LA JEUNESSE It ░░░░░░░░ not unlike a snowstorm ░░░░░░░░ Do you need to ░░░░░░░░ LA JEUNESSE Well no ░░░░░░░░ re good But you ░░░░░░░░ you look at that ░░░░░░░░ pole and as they ░░░░░░░░ up down PCH it ░░░░░░░░ littered with power poles ░░░░░░░░ lines down and then ░░░░░░░░ course rocks coming off ░░░░░░░░ cliffs on the other ░░░░░░░░ of the road So ░░░░░░░░ situation is extremely threatening ░░░░░░░░ dangerous in a lot ░░░░░░░░ west L A let ░░░░░░░░ put it that way.”