This is unbelievable. Never thought it would happen to us.

And all you see is this raining hellfire.

But so many, you know, neighborhood houses are burning. It's so upsetting. It's so heartbreaking.

It felt like I was catching on fire a little bit.

I do want to go back because I'm hopeful that I will find something in the rubble.

Just incredible images, incredible moments, emotional moments for victims of

the raging wildfires burning across Southern California still this morning. The winds have died

down a bit. They did that overnight, but firefighters may not have much time to take advantage

of those new weather conditions. We'll have complete coverage of a catastrophe in Southern California with

live reports from across the area as well as the latest forecast. We'll also be joined by the

director of FEMA as that organization tries to begin to get its arms around this. Plus, today is

the official state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter in Washington. He will then be laid to rest

in a private ceremony this evening in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. We'll bring you live coverage

from the nation's capital. Good morning. Welcome to Morning, Joe. It is Thursday, January 9th. I'm

Willie Geist. Joe and Mika will join us in just a moment from the Washington National Cathedral as we cover that funeral service for the 39th president.

But we begin this morning with those wildfires scorching Los Angeles County. At least five people have died. More than 100,000 people now have been forced to evacuate over the course of just 36 hours. The fires have burned

down an estimated 2,000 structures across the area. Five major fires currently burning across

L.A. County with three, the Palisades, Eaton, and Sunset fires at 0% containment.

The Los Angeles Fire Department, however, confirms it is making progress on that

sunset fire. That's a new one last night. The two others, Lydia and Hearst, are at 40 and 10%

containment, respectively. The largest of the fires, Palisades, has burned more than 17,000 acres now.

Officials calling that fire the most destructive

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