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Hey there from CNN.

I'm Krista Bow with the five things you need to know for Thursday, January 9th.

Apocalyptic scenes have emerged across Los Angeles County, where five major wildfires are destroying thousands of homes and businesses.

At least five people have died in the blazes, and tens of thousands of people have had to flee.

California fire official Brent Pascoa told CNN this morning firefighters are finally getting some relief from yesterday's extraordinary high winds that fanned flames and tossed embers for miles.

It was just trying to fight this fire like in a hurricane with fire all around you.

What a welcome sight.

What this fire so desperately needed was a break in these winds

so that we can actually get some containment now on this fire.

But the forecast shows intense gusts could be back later today.

Many Los Angeles residents are reeling with the reality

that their homes and neighborhoods are

destroyed. Zibi Owens is from the Palisades. Everyone is just so raw, numb, in shock,

all of our friends. Everyone we know has lost their homes. It's like the most surreal thing.

The magnitude of this and the devastation emotionally is just, I can't even.

And our whole town, everything is gone.

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