CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 01/08/25
CBS Evening News
CBS News
3.5 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
At least five people are dead and nearly 200,000 are under evacuation orders and warnings as multiple fires scorch parts of Southern California. Hurricane-force winds and dry conditions have created catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles.
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| 0:32.5 | Tonight's Southern California going up in flames as multiple large wildfires burn out of control. |
| 0:40.3 | Oh my God. Look at every single home. |
| 0:44.3 | These fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. |
| 0:51.3 | Everything was in there. |
| 0:53.3 | So lost everything. |
| 0:55.0 | What's your plan now? I don't know. |
| 1:00.0 | The CBS Evening News starts now. |
| 1:03.0 | And good evening, as you can see, we are covering one of the most destructive fires in California history. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm Nora O'Donnell with Tony DeCopal, who is on the ground in Los Angeles with our team of reporters. |
| 1:21.2 | And we thank you for joining us as we're going to dedicate tonight's entire broadcast to those historic and devastating fires in Southern California. |
| 1:29.7 | The breaking news at this hour, at least five people have died, and officials say many people |
| 1:34.8 | are hurt tonight as at least five large fires are raging out of control. |
| 1:40.0 | More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed in the explosive palisades fire. |
| 1:45.1 | Nearly 200,000 people are under evacuation orders and warnings, |
| 1:49.9 | and some of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in the U.S. are in danger. |
| 1:55.2 | Firefighters are facing wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour. |
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