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- hurricane-force winds are fueling an explosion of wildfires in california right now. well show you, this is a look at the biggest threat in los angeles county, the getty fire, still raging out of control. that is a terrifying scene to be driving past. its just off the 405 freeway at the moment. its burned 400 acres, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. at the same time, the largest of the more than dozen wildfires burning right now is in the northern part of the state in californias wi...

That is like jet fuel for these fires. dan simon is live in sonoma county, but omar jimenez is in los angeles. omar, this fire keeps going. only been going for a few hours but, its spread far and wide. >> reporter: thats really what officials had feared throughout this, the speed in which these flames have spread. last hour when we were talking, this whole hillside behind me was completely engulfed in flames. you see at this point, it is smoldering and thats because as you look at the direction ...

Retardant, to help spot some of these fires. just within the past 20 minutes we have seen those flames circling this area, disappearing over the backside of this ridge here, likely dropping fire retardant onto some of the homes below. this started 4:30 eastern time and in a matter of hours ballooned to 500 acres. well see how fast it moves from there. >> wow. omar, thank you very much. lets go north. dan simon is in sonoma county. the fire there has been burning since wednesday, dan. how is it l...

Its still growing, 55,000 acres, about 3,000 firefighters on the line at this point, john and alisyn, just 5% containment. in fact, the containment number went down over the weekend. >> oh, my gosh, dan, less than 5% contained. the task the firefighters have every day. >> this is los angeles, we just saw a helicopter dumping water on the fire near the 405. its up on this hillside with this brush nearby. i cant imagine what will happen as the fire moves closer to it. again, i think we have the vi...

Among those evacuating this morning nba star lebron james, who tweeted about his search for a place to stay as his family is leaving their home. >> the pace of this is incredible. it only started at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. five or six hours in. already done an enormous amount of damage. more than a dozen fires driven by hurricane-force winds burning across the state of california. californias wine country up north nearly 200,000 people have evacuated their homes. at one point the fire there grew...

Say nba league pass into your voice remote to check out a free preview. dont miss out. all right, breaking news. this is a wildfire raging out of control in los angeles. this is near getty center. >> it looks horrible. look at your screen. >> very near the 405 freeway in brentwood. only 4:00 in the morning on the west coast. i want to note, nba star lebron james tweeted moments ago that he evacuated his home. he said hes safe now. he was driving around for a while looking for a hotel room. mea...

From breaking out. we should point out that pg&e may be responsible for this kincade fire that started. it could be a nightmare scenario for this company because theyre in bankruptcy because of the culpability of the other wildfires. this fire is 5% contained. the winds have died down. the winds expected to pick up again tomorrow night. alisyn. >> all right, dan, ill take it. lebron james, man, l.a. fires are no joke. had to emergency evacuate my house. ive been driving around trying to get ro...

Evacuation orders are in place at this hour. the situation in northern california also remains quite dangerous. cnns dan simon is live in healdsburg, california, in front of a winery that burned down over the weekend. >> reporter: hi, alisyn. this winery stood here for 150 years and in about an hour it was reduced to ash and debris. youre seeing scenes of devastation like this throughout the community. what makes this fire so extraordinary isnt just the burned-out structures its the impact its h...

That evacuated his home but he is among the many here in this area who are trying to figure out at what point do they leave. officials, of course, urging people to err on the side of caution but one of the things many people fear is were not expecting to get relief from the winds any time soon, expect something wind gusts over the course of today and even more midway this week which, of course, can exacerbate some of the flames. >> the pictures are astounding and to see it so close to the 405 wi...

Places there werent fires to begin with. >> omar, thank you. stick with me. dan, how are concerns where you are? >> reporter: well, today its a race against time, kate. right now the winds are calm, so hopefully fire crews will make some progress today. right now this fire is 5% contained. they reduced it. it was 10% over the weekend but the winds were so strong over the weekend, more than 90-mile-per-hour gusts, and thats really what has caused this fire to really spread. let me explain where i...