The Santa Ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even faster and are making it harder for firefighters to gain control. Here's what climate experts say about what they are observing.
Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings.
Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) joins Katy Tur to describe the cataclysmic damage caused by the wildfires in Southern California and to share her plea to the federal government for financial help.