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Hi, from CNN. This is Madeline Thompson, with five things you need to know for Thursday, January 9th.

Preliminary reports estimate the damage or destroyed structures to be in the thousands. It is safe to say that the Palisades Fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles.

That's Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristen Crowley at a press conference this morning.

She said extreme fire behavior continues to threaten firefighting efforts for the Palisades area,

with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour expected throughout the day.

That's just one of the five active wildfires causing people to flee Southern California right now. Nearly 180,000 people in L.A. County are

under evacuation orders, according to Sheriff Robert Luna. At least five people have died in the fires,

and Luna said he expects that number to rise. A lot of the stories of heroic actions by our deputy sheriffs, police officers, or firefighters,

a lot of them are taking place from people who did not choose to evacuate, putting their

own lives at risk.

For more information about how you can help Los Angeles area wildfire victims, go to

CNN.com slash impact or text wildfires to 707070 to donate.

The Attorney General has asked a federal appeals court for permission to release special counsel Jack Smith's report on the January 6th insurrection before Donald Trump takes office.

The DOJ says there's no plan to publicly release the other part of the report,

focusing on the investigation into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents.

At the moment, the Attorney General is blocked from releasing any part of the report.

That's because of a district judge ruling that was made following a request by Trump

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