Los Angeles is grappling with its most destructive wildfires in history, with over 1,000 homes and businesses destroyed and two fatalities reported.  The Palisades fire alone has consumed more than 1,000 structures, surpassing previous records.  High winds reaching 100 mph has heightened the situation, making containment efforts challenging.  Approximately 155,000 residents have been evacuated. 

The situation remains critical, with winds expected to worsen, posing an ongoing threat to life and property. 

As raging wildfires consume parts of Los Angeles, families and friends here are feeling the impact, awaiting news about loved ones caught in the path of destruction. Laurie Perez, a reporter with KCAL News in Los Angeles, has been reporting from these areas along the Pacific Coast Highway where homes, buildings, and local landmarks were destroyed.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden approving a major disaster declaration for California. Earlier, Biden was briefed at a L.A. fire station.

Former Guam resident Carmen Naputi Davis, who is chef and owner of Island Smoke N Grill in L.A., says she and her family are safe and have been spending much of her day gathering essentials.

"A lot of things what we're going through as a family, feels just like a typhoon. We are a little bit scared and freaked out, but I did tell my family we're going to be okay and God has us all in his hands," she told KUAM News.

Davis adds tomorrow ISG and other chefs will be heading to Santa Monica to cook and prep meals for those who have been displaced, saying, "We have a lot of clients who live in the Palisades area, we are worried about them. We have mentioned that if anyone is in need and if they need us, we have a van and I will take everything out of this van and go and help them."

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