Now it's time for the last word with Ali Belchie, who's in for Lawrence. Good evening, Allie.

I hope you got some R&R plan for this weekend because this has been one week of news.

Oh, Ali, I have a five and seven-year-old there. So for several years, you will not actually have any R&R in the weekend.

Sorry, I brought that up. We'll talk about a decade. Call me in 2030. Well, have a good few hours at least ahead of you now and a good

weekend, friend. Have a great show. We do have breaking news tonight. Firefighters are still racing

to fight those wildfires burning across the greater L.A. area. At this hour, our affiliate,

KNBC, is reporting that the Palisades Fire is showing new signs that it is growing due to shifting winds.

Aerial firefighting teams are dropping water on the flames. The calmer winds tonight are not

forcing those crews to land, which is a good thing. The Santa Ana wins are forecast, however,

to pick up again on Sunday or Monday. Officials are confirming that the wildfires

have killed at least 11 people, but admit that the real death toll is unknown. Two of the biggest

and the most destructive fires, the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, have scorched over 50 square

miles, of largely urban area. Officials say the Palisades fire is 8% contained. The

Eaton fire is only 3% contained. Over 12,300 structures have been destroyed in the series of wildfires.

Accounts of some of the victims killed include people who stayed behind to try to save their

homes or to try and stay with family members.

At a press conference yesterday, the Senator Adam Schiff pleaded with residents to heed every evacuation order.

If you're told to evacuate, then get the hell out. You might think you can outrun a fire.

You are not going to outrun these fires. You're just not. If you stay, you're going to die in them and it's not worth it. So if you're told to evacuate, get the hell out. Save yourselves. You can rebuild because we are going to rebuild.

Senator Schiff is going to be our guest tonight from Los Angeles, where he's being briefed by

firefighters and FEMA and surveying damage.

We'll speak to him in just a moment.

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