And good morning, america. Dan and paula are off. Im tom llamas with cecilia vega. Someone let us come in this morning. Rachel, good to s see you. You too. Hope you had a happy holiday. Cant leave ron out. We want to start with showing you the incredible video were getting out of Southern California right now. Take a look, the hills blazing, all along this higginbotham, drivers blinded by the thick smoke. The f flames whippedp by strong winds, as well and that firire right now is still growing. Families in the path forced to evacuate. Firefighters cutting short their christmas to fight these flame overnight andabcs Kna Whitworth is righthere in Ventura County with more. Kayna, good morning to you. Reporter cecilia, so we have a very fast winddriven fire that has literally exploded overnight. You can clearly see the dramatic flames behind me and this road is closed buts these cars are firefighters out he, of course, Ventura County sheriffs. It started on the hillside but the wind pushed
How to stay safe if you found one under your tree. And good morning, america. Dan and paula are off. Im tom llamas here along with someone let us come in this moing. Rachel, good to see you. You too, indra. Good to see you. And roro hope you had a happy holiday. Cant leave ron out. The regular. We want to start with showing you the incredible video that were getting out of Southern California right now. Yeah, take a look at this. The hills blazing all along this highway, drivers blinded by the thick smoke. The flames whipped up by strong winds, ab well, and that fire right now is still growing. Families in the path forced to evacuate. Firefighters cutting short their christmas to fight these flames overnight, and abcs Kayna Whitworth is right there in Ventura County with more. Kayna, good morning to you. Very fast winddriven fire that has literally exploded overnight. You can clearly see the dramatic flames behind me and this road is closed but as these cars are passing me, these are o
Lot of people typically wearing dresses. But its not necessarily for style. Style. By wearing a dress we can hopefully raise awareness of human trafficking, not only in the rld but here locally. For 31 days, a dress a day is supposed to spark questions in an effort to educate. Educate. This is the official dressember dress. And its been working. Working. Often the response isis ivvnever heard of that and thats a great opportunity for myself to share about dressember. Dressember. People think its iowa, its a small town, a sml state, its pretty safe but theres actually a lot of trafficking victims that are taken through the state of iowa. By wearing the dresses, theyre not only taking a stand, theyre supporting an effort already in place. All the items you u e here a a mama by women, rescued from trafficking and they made these in the sewing center in nepal. Nepal. They make is so that the women can have a choice between being a prostitute or they can give them a chance to get a job, to
The biggest deals of the season happening today. Plus, the best ways to return those less than perfect presents. Hoverboard horrors. The family that saw their scooter go up in flames, its the hottest holiday gift. It started like smelling and then smoking and then it like caught fire. And it was like a fireworks show. Like it exploded. This house catching fire while a hoverboard was charging. New details. How to stay safe if you found one under your tree. And good morning, america. Dan and paula are off. Im tom llamas here along with my good friend, cecilia vega. Someone let us come in this morning. I dont know how we all got here. Rachel, good to see you. You too, indra. Good to see you. Hope you had a happy holiday. Hi. Cant leave ron out. The regular. We want to start with showing you the incredible video that were getting out of Southern California right now. Yeah, take a look at this. The hills blazing all along this highway, drivers blinded by the thick smoke. The flames whipped
How quick are they doing it . Very quick. Reporter this holiday season, auto burglaries have increased by 22 and auto thefts by 23 . Suspects are targeting busy downtown garages like this. To fight back, more officers are now patrolling. Being on foot or a bicycle is the only way to catch them. Reporter more undercover officers are also on the streets and authorities are working closely with local businesses. Very good, yes. Reporter its all part of an effort to stop this from being a sign of the season. I feel much safer knowing that theres officers out there, because there are more smash and grabs going on. Reporter and during this busy holiday season, authorities are urging people to be on alert. Make sure you keep an eye on the shopping bags, lock your car and leave those shopping bags in your trunk. Thank you. Also following developing news in the east bay. First the plane crash, then the treacherous search for the wreckage. Helicopters, trucks, and dirt bikes were used to find th