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Edge of the fire from the air so that ground crews can get in there and build containment lines. more than 1,000 firefighters are in a race against time. >> we are really concerned about saturday and sunday for the next round of offshore wind events come through because the forecast is for either as strong or not stronger winds to come across the area. we will have a big impact on the fire. >> dangerously strong winds forecast to move into northern california and last through monday and will alm...

Transmission tower malfuptioned despite pg&e cutting power to the area. were near geyserville where the flames supposedly started. >> rubble and blackened trees line the roads here in geyserville. one of 49 structures destroyed when the kincaid fire record through this area the other night burning the equivalent of a football field in length every three seconds. the fire has grown to more than 16,000 acres and 5% contained. it has taken out 21 homes so far. fortunately everyone has been accounte...

Know -- gotten worse in the last deck eigade and they see it as product of climate change. >> all right, thank you all. lets bring in erika bane, sporks pers spokesperson for the california fire who joins me now on the phone. erika, describe what you have been seeing. >> we have had a really good two days of fire-fighting the last two days. the winds have really calmed down out here so firefighters have really been able to get a handle on the containment lines. were at 55% right now. were at 438...

A grandmother did. >> frustrating, too, now for the 50,000 evacuees who dont know if their loved one survived, or whats left of their homes. before evacuation orders can be lifted, the area needs to be safely secured and the power restored. we are a long way from that. this fire has grown to 125,000 acres, bigger in area than the city of colorado springs. more than 500 firefighters are working. thanks to calmer winds, those crews are holding containment lines and they are keeping the fire from a...

Of what our reporter, scott, just showed us, it looks like the apocalypse. what is the plan for today? >> well, the plan for today is to make sure nothing gets across the containment lines. we need to make sure we continue to reinforce those lines and take care of the interior of the fire area so nothing will be able to spread. >> tell us the resources that you have committed to this, the amount of firefighters, the manpower? obviously we all see the effort that is under way, but what does it me...

People have died in the camp fire, the one north of sacramento. the woos woolsey and hill fire southern california have killed two people. >> more than 300,000 people have been evacuated and forced out of their homes and buildings there burning. officials say at least 180,000 acres have been scorched up and down the state. cnns caylee hartung is following the latest in california. tell it us what has happened around you and the threat still in malibu. >> reporter: good morning. a small window of...

That were going to start seeing more flames. but hopefully the containment lines will hold and we wont see more devastation, ana. well send it back to you. >> the skyline behind you is eerie looking. dan, thank you for that reporting. scott, you and your crew i know saw for yourselves today how destructive the fires are there. whats the latest? >> reporter: hey, ana, were starting to lose light here in this part of california, but i can tell you a good swath of malibu is gone. this was a house. ...

Understand that didnt mean that this raging wildfire roared through everything in its path. as so often the case with these wildfires, youre reminded of the indiscriminate capability of it. a home standing to here but the one next to it is leveled. all you can see is playground equipment for children and even a trampoline. as you look through the wreckage of this home, even a car in its driveway, i cant even make out the model of this vehicle. again, this woolsey fire, 80,000 acres damaged. fire...

Now, things are calm, but there is concern about tonight when theres going to be another red flag warning and winds kick up again. so fire crews want to build more containment lines and get the upper hand on this blaze. fred? >> dan, horrible situation. also very bad south of you. kaylee hartung is in malibu. these flames are showing no signs of slowing down. whats happening there? >> reporter: the woolsy fire stands at 0% containment. since the fire broke out midday thursday, l.a. county and ve...

>> how does a town rebound from something like this who most of the houses are lost? >> the people are strong and resilient, and they dont take no nor an answer. theyll come back. >> the foels believe paradise, california, will live up to its name. you can see some of the fire trucks down there. some of the crews. theyre putting out the hot spots in various neighborhoods because theyre concerned that the winds are going to kick up again tonight, and that could once again reignite some of the emb...