i don t know if you can hear me, peter. i think we may have an audio problem. huh. we were in different worlds, ironically, for a moment. as i said, peter schurman runs a group that would like to abolish all countries and give each person a vote. we are going to take you to a fox news alert as we fix the audio. we have got dramatic footage of massive wildfires that are ravaging the west coast of california, specifically los angeles. to take a look at this exclusive footage shot this morning by someone we know who is driving to the airport, l.a.x. both sides of the interstate on fire throughout the day matters got even worse. more than 80,000 acres have burned. police eventually forced to close interstate 405. our correspondent is in bel air, one of the prettiest places in l.a. well, how is it?
gutman leads us off from the scene. reporter: tonight, the major new wildfire crowning the famed hollywood hills with fire. this is really frightening. they re a lot of homes here. reporter: some of the most expensive properties in america. wow, look at this. reporter: the flames engulfing interstate 405, one of america s busiest freeways, making for a hellish commute, and threatening the getty center and its priceless artwork. hundreds of firefighters on the ground and swarms of aircraft fighting the blazes from the air. with this area, it s been years since anything has been burned at all. reporter: flames churning into neighborhoods. that house is completely engulfed. and the smoke coming out is noxious. it s like breathing in tear gas. there s a helicopter overhead now. it s dropping water right now so we might get wet. they re dumping everything they have on this fire. you could see it from the helicopters, you could see that hose over there right behind me. they re
threatening thousands of homes. it s moving closer and closer to the getty center museum. about 50,000 homes have been evacuated, including areas near the hollywood hills. msnbc s jacob soboroff has been in the belle air area all day where i ve been watching you and worried about your safety. many families have been forced from their homes. you ve watched structures burn down. what is the latest, jacob? i m all right. the same can t be says for the property of a lot of people around here. you can hear in the distance one of the water-dropping helicopters that s come through. take a look at the roof of the home next to the one i m standing at. they are extinguishing a fire that completely demolished the home on the other side of this one. a huge loss of prrcht in this area. all along interstate 405 is the critical freeway that runs through los angeles. all the way down from the southern part of the city up through the san fernando valley and beyond. this area was completely shut down
significant increase in heart attacks among women and an increase in atrial fibrillation, a heartbeat problem for both sexes. it is one of the iconic moments in television history, the white bronco chase of o.j. simpson. we are coming up on the 20th anniversary of that chase. it followed, of course, the murder of simpson s ex-wife nicole and her friend ronald goldman. there is an argument that it marked the beginning of reality tv and radically changed the news business. a long day s journey. a bizarre ending. o.j. simpson in jail tonight. tonight o.j. simpson is in a los angeles jail cell. the bronco heads north on interstate 405 pursued by dozens of police and media vehicles. we are right in front of o.j. simpson s vehicle, but we are about, i d say, 200 feet in front of him. i can tell you that this is the most bizarre scene. i am joined now by howard bragman, vice chairman of reputation.com and chairman of 15 minutes public relations.
burned over 90 acres and is only 10% contained. the fire was sparked by a gardener working in his backyard. helicopters dropping water, current wind conditions light but firefighters bracing for any possible changes. a four acre brush fire also burning just across interstate 405. now, back to justice with judge jeanine. for the latest headlines log on to foxnews.com. judge jeanine: could the boston bombings have been prehe vented. the fbi admits that they spoke with the older brother in 2011 at the request of most likely the russian government who wore relationshipped that tamerlan the older brother was a follower of radical islam. so, did someone drop the ball? with us, former fbi special agent on the bin laden unit, jack and joining him is the assistant director of the fbi counter terrorism division terry joins us from