People. Matt, the fire has claimed a life. Tell us more. Reporter thats right, that person was trying to evacuate, but they got into a car accident, and the car overturned. Firefighters trying to save as many people as possible, trying to get everyone to evacuate. The fire has covered more than 15 square miles and is quickly moving to heavily populated areas. You see the dramatic pictures. The fire started yesterday and is powered by the strong santa ana winds. Some gusts have topped 15 miles per hour. Firefighters have been fearing Something Like this could happen, and it did. The wind has been pushing the fire about 60 miles northwest of los angeles. It has about 30,000 residents. Its also nearing ventura which has around 106,000 residents. The fire is pushing quickly toward venturventura. Were making sure were out ahead of the fire, making sure we have evacuations in advance of the fire. Were leapfrogging engines as the fire proceeds. Reporter firefighters from other areas are comin
Lehigh valley very undecemberlike. Not much in the way of sunshine. Clouds have taken over this morning. Rain will be steady in our area later this afternoon and this evening. Theres a chance well see a few showers this morning. You see light sprinkles to the south. We may see a few during the commute. What we wont see is any typically cold air for this time of year. In the 40s now in new jersey, the suburbs, philadelphia, way above freezing for the Lehigh Valley. 49 degrees and 45 in delaware. The temperatures will be climbing. The clouds will stay with us. 46 degrees at 6 00. 9 00, 53 degrees. Not much in the way of raindrops this morning. That changes later today with showers moving in. From the Lehigh Valley, among the first to see them, then the suburbs. Eventually philadelphia, south jersey, and delaware, too. Ill break it down hour by hour, show you what the day looks like when im back in less than ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Thanks. Starting on
Of the Trump Administration restricting travel into the u. S. From eight countries. Just after 5 30. Thanks for being with us for nbc10 news. Im tracy davidson. Im via sikahema. Warm out there for december. Lets check in with meteorologist bill henley and the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Bill . Unseasonably warm temperatures. Clouds keeping it warm, that along with winds out of the southeast. Look at the clouds, residents it through philadelphia, wilmington and dover. No sign of wet weather so far, but im tracking sprinkles up from the south. Theres a chance well see some this morning. More rain on the way. Look at rain in western pennsylvania and central pennsylvania. Starting to get a few raindrops. That will be moving in during the afternoon. You might see sprinkles with mostly cloudy skies. 47 now in the suburbs. 49 in the Lehigh Valley. The warm spot, easton dropping to 47 degrees. Then a chance of showers by 11 00 this morning. Temperatures will still be climbing
Temperatures in the 50s to start with. Warming into the 60s ts traffic. Moving eastbound toward 95. Afternoon. Can count on warm sho late especially into the evening no delays. In bluebell watching debris on hours. Thats when the steadiest rain the road. Will arrive. The p. A. Turnpikes northeast the raindrops will only be extension on the northbound side. Traffic thats moving this direction just around route 202 falling as rain as it will stay mild all evening and into early overpass. Im hearing its a couch. Tomorrow g. It might take time to get that out of the way. Again, the northbound side of right now up to 51 in northeast, tension. Philadelphia. On 422, drive times are good. South jersey at 50. Theres still some cooler not seeing much of an increase on the eastbound side from 29 to the schuylkill. Neighborhoods in delaware and speeds are still up, and its an the suburbs. No sign of typical cold that would have temperatures in the 20s and 30s this hour. Eightminute trip. Uclyn tow
Sleigh. Early today starts right now. Good morning, im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. Right now a series of wildfires whipped by powerful winds is blazing across the southern california. The state of teenage has been declared in ventura county. The sight of the first and largest blaze now charring almost 60,000 acres and growing. The fastmoving inferno has forced tens of thousands to evacuate the area while hundreds of animals are caught in the fires path. Nbcs jay gray has more from the ground. Reporter the fire fight continues overnight. The smoke an orange glow in the california hills, a clear indication Mother Nature is still winning the battle here. It continues to challenge us. Our fire is over 50,000 acres and still growing. We have a mandatory evacuation in the areas around the entire fire. Reporter tens of thousands of rushed to safety including john and letha who were able to save their pets, but little else. Our whole lives were wrapped up in that house. Everything its all