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History. the town of paradise hit the hardest. officials say up to 90% of the homes there were destroyed. meantime, two other fires are wreaking havoc in the los angeles area. the town of malibu, home to some of hollywoods biggest celebrities, is almost totally evacuated. weve got cnn correspondents standing by in these areas. theyre seeing and experiencing the damage. lets begin with dan simon in northern california. in that town of paradise. so dan, what is the latest? >> well, hi, fred. the l...

Obviously, so many people have been impacted by this. you have 50,000 people have actually been evacuated. we know that a lot of people have gone to shelters. other people are staying with friends. and really, in terms of where you go from here, it is just so overwhelming. just that basic question of what do you do with a vehicle thats just sitting on the side of a road that is burned? or might be blocking the road? where do you take it? at this point, those, you know, practical questions regard...

That is near los angeles. dan, show us where you are. what is left standing there? >> well, first of all, i want to start off with a piece of good news. the winds have died down, and the containment number is now 20%. snoo you can see some of the homes, and this is what it looks like all throughout town. typically when you come to a wildfire such as this, you might see pockets of homes that may be standing and some that have been destroyed. in this case you dont have that random effect. pretty m...

Malibu. dan, to you. >> reporter: you have 2,000 structures that have been destroyed. this is one of the businesses that went up in flames. were in the main part of paradise, california, sort of the main thoroughfare. you can see this used car lot over here. several cars have been charred. look across the street, more devastation. you drive up this road, its home after home, business after business. you have restaurants, you have apartment buildings. it is just complete devastation. this is alre...

The republican group says it was to defuse campus tension. ben esposito, treasurer, said, its not easy being a conservative on campus, but conflicts like this only strengthen their resolve. >> were not going to be intimidated by what others think. we state our beliefs and put them out there respectively and were just trying to create dialogue. >> reporter: as we have seen on some liberal campuses, trump supporters can run into trouble, subject to scorn and harassment. as for stanford, they have ...

Two sessions in her office. 18 alaska lawyers were inside for the first session and we have a window on the senators decision-making process. one of the lawyers, who is a democrat but has supported murkowski said when she left the meeting that she believed that lisa murkowski was a no on brett kavanaugh. the other women not quite as strong. she thinks shes a no. is it wishful thinking? well find out very soon. now to my college dan simon in phoenix, arizona. >> reporter: well, thanks, gary. what...

To this bipartisan support. thats whats happening on the ground in senator collins district. her office is right across the street. they are very vocal and passionate, hoping she gets the message as she prepares to give that very important speech on the senator floor. >> thank you. after everything senator flake endured from the angry p protesters, the retiring senator says he will vote yes to confirm kavanaugh. lets get to dan simon in phoenix for how his decision is playing out. dan. >> report...

All right. a crucial day. you are looking at the senate floor. we will hear from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a few moments. what will he say when we now know that joe manchin is still undesecide undecided? >> we are live in the home states of these key swing votes here. lets start with cnn correspondent dan simon in phoenix. >> reporter: well, hi, him and poppy. we know senate flake has been central to all this. he forced this seven-day delay. in terms of what he is going to do, wh...

By the democrats unfairly, and jeff, senator flake, is enabling this smear by going with the one-week delay. so back home i think hes out of step with his constituency. >> reporter: we dont know how jeff flake is spending the weekend. if hes returned here to his home state of arizona. i can tell you hes been a polarizing figure in the state largely because of the criticism he directed towards president trump. its against that backdrop, fred, that jeff flake decided no the to run for re-election ...

Process rolls on, some have noted flake is acting like his former colleague, the late senator john mccain, act like a maverick. fred. >> all right, dan simon, thank you. still ahead, after all the turbulence over brett kavanaughs nomination to the supreme court, what does success look like for republicans after all is said and done? if you have psoriasis, ... little things can be a big deal. thats why theres otezla.