reporter: this is what is left of a hilton resort in sonoma on a huillside. the entire hotel went up, as we can tell. this is right smack in the middle of wine country here. santa rosa hit very, very hard. 1500 structures destroyed in this area. we have a before and after of coffee park, a neighborhood here in santa rosa. you can see what a lovely neighborhood it was before. and then this fast-moving wildfire fueled by wind went right through it and completely devastated the area. so far in california, 120,000 acres are burning. in anaheim, south of los angeles, several hundred miles here to the south, there s a fire burning, 5,000 acres plus. it looked like hell on earth as wind was blowing that fire up the neighborhoods there. several homes went up in flames. thousands more are now
you re the fastest guy in town today. reporter: jeff gordon with a sense of humor up in daytona. a beautiful weather. it is crisp. hoping last year s rains that delayed the race till monday do not return. as far as patrick recognizing her gender-busting achievement she says, you know, i was raised to the be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl. going back in the history books, of all pole position sitters, going back to the 50s have actually won the race. jon: it doesn t guaranty. but it is better than being second or last. certainly a good starting position. jon: phil keating, thank you. jenna: from personing up the track to wildfires raging out of control, fast-moving flames burning across 12,000 acres plus. emergency warnings in place. we re live at the breaking news desk. plus we have a worldwide health alert with a new and deadly sars-like virus now