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They and their two dogs are safe, but they have nothing. And like so many here, they tell us they will rebuild. While back in the air tonight, firefighters dropping water from above while they can, knowing dangerous winds are ahead. When you think about these firefighters who really haven't had a break since this started, and to look at this forecast and see that these winds are coming yet again.

The first report of wildfires here, 10.30 Tuesday morning. And tonight, more than three days later, they have been unrelenting. Across Los Angeles, nine wildfires breaking out in just more than 72 hours here. All this is going to be gone. We travel with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Brent Pesquois, who says he has never seen anything like this. We're on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The first report of wildfires here, 10.30 Tuesday morning. And tonight, more than three days later, they have been unrelenting. Across Los Angeles, nine wildfires breaking out in just more than 72 hours here. All this is going to be gone. We travel with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Brent Pesquois, who says he has never seen anything like this. We're on the Pacific Coast Highway.

We turn into one of the neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades, this small school burning.

We turn into one of the neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades, this small school burning.

Yeah, yeah, the fire's ripping through that school right there. The cars here charred. And then we see it, home after home, burning.

Yeah, yeah, the fire's ripping through that school right there. The cars here charred. And then we see it, home after home, burning.

As we drive up into the hills, the charred cars, where families simply stopped, got out, and escaped. These people who were coming down from the hills here decided to give up because the fire was encroaching?

As we drive up into the hills, the charred cars, where families simply stopped, got out, and escaped. These people who were coming down from the hills here decided to give up because the fire was encroaching?

I mean, it's an apocalyptic scene.

I mean, it's an apocalyptic scene.

The bulldozers moving the cars so that fire trucks could get through. So we're now 24 hours into this disaster, and we've got another multiple homes in a row here in flames.

The bulldozers moving the cars so that fire trucks could get through. So we're now 24 hours into this disaster, and we've got another multiple homes in a row here in flames.

We walk through the darkened neighborhoods here, smoke hovering over the homes, many still crackling from the flames. Overnight, Joshua Oppheim and his dog trying to escape the fires surrounding them on Sunset Boulevard.

We walk through the darkened neighborhoods here, smoke hovering over the homes, many still crackling from the flames. Overnight, Joshua Oppheim and his dog trying to escape the fires surrounding them on Sunset Boulevard.

Thousands of firefighters spanning out, racing to contain the flames. The new fires jumping from home to home. And residents here doing whatever they can. This young man, Orly Israel, trying to use a fire hose to beat back the flames in his own backyard. You can hear the intense fire crackling. The fire alarm going off.

Thousands of firefighters spanning out, racing to contain the flames. The new fires jumping from home to home. And residents here doing whatever they can. This young man, Orly Israel, trying to use a fire hose to beat back the flames in his own backyard. You can hear the intense fire crackling. The fire alarm going off.

His friend there, Tanner Schaaf, wearing a mask, trying to help him, trying to save the home. We tried our best. They both escaped through the front door, running to safety. The homes, the trees all around them, on fire.

His friend there, Tanner Schaaf, wearing a mask, trying to help him, trying to save the home. We tried our best. They both escaped through the front door, running to safety. The homes, the trees all around them, on fire.

And then they pray.