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This is CNN Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with the

breaking news, apocalyptic scenes across the Los Angeles area as four, four out of control, uncontained wildfires quickly sweep through this heavily populated region. This is an urgent life or death situation. Officials are telling residents to be ready to evacuate their homes at a moment's notice.

The fires have already killed at least two people and injured countless others in just a matter of hours this afternoon.

The Eaton fire near Pasadena exploded from about 2,000 acres to more than 10,000.

And the Padosade's fire near Santa Monica has doubled to almost 11,000 acres.

It's destroyed at least 1,000 structures and counting. There is also the aftermath of these fires

in several parts of the Pacific Palisades community today. We see nothing but charred ruins.

Fighting these fires has been a nearly impossible task.

Tornado-like wind gusts, up to 100 miles per hour, are catapulting embers in all directions.

Some firefighters have been working 48-hour shifts, evacuating residents, patients, the elderly,

anyone in harm's way. And now California Governor Gavin

Usum is deploying the California National Guard to try to help. CNN has live team coverage.

Anderson Cooper and Nick Watt are right now on the scene for us. Let's start with Anderson,

who just got to Altadena, California, near the Eaton Fire. Anderson, tell us what you're saying

on the ground.

Yeah, this is the results of the Eden fire.

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