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Just moments ago, our station here in Los Angeles, KABC, up over a new flare up in the Santa Monica Mountains. These are the images coming in right now. This is part of the Palisades fire spreading tonight, three days after the first fires broke out here, extending evacuation warnings into new neighborhoods at this hour as we come on the air for this special edition of 2020.

Tonight, we take you through it all from the powerful first images of the Palisades Fire, homes completely engulfed in flames, fueled by wind gusts up to 100 miles an hour. Over the last three days, several new fires. In Hollywood, the Sunset Fire erupting in the hills just north of Hollywood Boulevard, quadrupling in size in just minutes, not far from the famous Hollywood sign.

Tonight, we take you through it all from the powerful first images of the Palisades Fire, homes completely engulfed in flames, fueled by wind gusts up to 100 miles an hour. Over the last three days, several new fires. In Hollywood, the Sunset Fire erupting in the hills just north of Hollywood Boulevard, quadrupling in size in just minutes, not far from the famous Hollywood sign.

a torrent of embers spreading the fires from house to house, a man running through those embers from his burning home after realizing it was impossible to save. In those first early hours, residents of a nursing home evacuated in the middle of the night, many wearing masks.

a torrent of embers spreading the fires from house to house, a man running through those embers from his burning home after realizing it was impossible to save. In those first early hours, residents of a nursing home evacuated in the middle of the night, many wearing masks.

to protect themselves from the dangerous air evacuees driving on the pacific coast highway through malibu as the fire burned every structure along the way as the evacuation spread the chaos homeowners families stuck in traffic abandoning their cars a man helping his elderly father-in-law through the smoke right there firefighters from all over the country now stepping in but most live right here working around the clock in horrific conditions some losing their own homes while they save others they are the true heroes here

to protect themselves from the dangerous air evacuees driving on the pacific coast highway through malibu as the fire burned every structure along the way as the evacuation spread the chaos homeowners families stuck in traffic abandoning their cars a man helping his elderly father-in-law through the smoke right there firefighters from all over the country now stepping in but most live right here working around the clock in horrific conditions some losing their own homes while they save others they are the true heroes here

Tonight, we're with so many families returning to their homes for the first time. I was with one dad. He raced to school amid the evacuations to get his boys, his wife staying back to save their valuable documents. They lost everything, but they have each other, he told me.

Tonight, we're with so many families returning to their homes for the first time. I was with one dad. He raced to school amid the evacuations to get his boys, his wife staying back to save their valuable documents. They lost everything, but they have each other, he told me.

Late today, our ABC News exclusive, I flew up over the fires with Cal Fire, and while we were in the air, we witnessed not only the devastation along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and Pacific Palisades, but the urgent effort. Three days into this disaster, the fire's still burning, the water being dropped to save homes as we're on the air tonight.

Late today, our ABC News exclusive, I flew up over the fires with Cal Fire, and while we were in the air, we witnessed not only the devastation along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and Pacific Palisades, but the urgent effort. Three days into this disaster, the fire's still burning, the water being dropped to save homes as we're on the air tonight.

Our team across the fire zone tonight and KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez and the new threat, what they're seeing with these winds and the forecast that concerns them tonight, We begin this evening with the images and a city forever changed. Tonight, it's been just over 72 hours since Los Angeles began burning. A city now forever changed. The deadly apocalyptic scenes.

Our team across the fire zone tonight and KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez and the new threat, what they're seeing with these winds and the forecast that concerns them tonight, We begin this evening with the images and a city forever changed. Tonight, it's been just over 72 hours since Los Angeles began burning. A city now forever changed. The deadly apocalyptic scenes.

Nine separate wildfires tearing through America's second largest city. Tonight here, the firefighters and the first responders have not stopped. 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.

Nine separate wildfires tearing through America's second largest city. Tonight here, the firefighters and the first responders have not stopped. 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 here in Malibu. You can see it right over the shoulder here. Home after home just completely gone. They are taking us to where they say there is a firefight right now from the air. They are now dropping water.

It's just stunning to look at this stretch along the Pacific Coast Highway here in Malibu. You can see it right over the shoulder here. Home after home just completely gone. They are taking us to where they say there is a firefight right now from the air. They are now dropping water.

But before we even get there, over this ridge, the Pacific Palisades, entire communities wiped away, homes burned to the ground. This is just a devastating view as we fly over Pacific Palisades. You can see down below just how quickly these fires spread. CAL FIRE Deputy Incident Commander Justin McComb. What kind of winds were you dealing with in those first 24 hours?

But before we even get there, over this ridge, the Pacific Palisades, entire communities wiped away, homes burned to the ground. This is just a devastating view as we fly over Pacific Palisades. You can see down below just how quickly these fires spread. CAL FIRE Deputy Incident Commander Justin McComb. What kind of winds were you dealing with in those first 24 hours?

He tells me three days into this historic disaster, they are still fighting the fires here. We see bulldozers on this ridge, trapping the fire.