[Harlow:] All right. More breaking news this morning. Thousands of people in and around Los Angeles are being told to get out now as an explosive wildfire is threatening their homes: dry heat, gusting winds making it difficult to control the flames, which just jumped over two highways overnight.
[Sciutto:] It's amazing, how quickly this has been moving. It's one of several fires now, actually, burning across Southern California, more than 15 million people around the region under what are known as red flag warnings, that means, get out. Nick Watt is live in Porter Ranch, California with the latest. And, Nick, what is the latest?
[Nick Watt, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, Jim, since I last spoke to you, we have watched this wildfire tear down this valley, tear down this hillside, engulf this home and many others. You can see firefighters have salvaged what they can. The road closures in northern Los Angeles, I've lost count of how many highways have been closed this morning. It's going to be a rough commute. Many schools have been closed in the area. And the Santa Ana winds that have been whipping these fires, they are scheduled to continue, they are forecast to continue throughout the day. The sun is now up, and they are beginning to assess the damage that has already occurred. We're expecting to hear, very shortly, about structures lost, potential lives lost. Excuse me, the smoke is very acrid. There is a huge cloud of black smoke, hanging over the San Fernando Valley and the damage is just being assessed now. The winds are carrying on until this afternoon. Back to you guys.
[Sciutto:] Now, these are people's homes, burning, live, as we're watching on television here. Keep yourself safe, there, Nick, because breathing this stuff is not
[Harlow:] No.
[Sciutto:] a healthy thing.
[Harlow:] Nick, thank you so much for bringing that to us, in the midst of all of it. We appreciate it. Of course, we're staying on top of these horrific fires, we're staying on top of all of those several breaking stories for you, including the former ambassador to Ukraine who is on Capitol Hill, testifying behind closed doors right now as part of this impeachment inquiry. We'll stay on that. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you have a really nice weekend. I'm Poppy Harlow.
[Sciutto:] And I'm Jim Sciutto. "AT THIS HOUR WITH KATE BOLDUAN" starts right after a quick break.