Page 222 - Dan Simon News Today

News now from northern california where firefighters continue to fight the mendocino complex fire. firefighters are beginning to gain some ground. that is where we find dan simon live in lake port, california, with the latest. whats the status, dan? >> this fire has slowed down considerably, but the numbers are staggering, 450 square miles. this is one of 75 homes that have been destroyed. they constantly cleared the area from brush. they had a wide defensible space, but this fire had another ag...

This, dan? >> well, good morning. the fire has slowed down significantly but the numbers are mind-boggling. were talking about 450 square miles that continues to be fueled by dry vegetation and high temperatures. in the meantime, this is one of 75 homes that has been destroyed. this has been a dream house for the homeowners. they said they did everything they could to protect it from a wildfire. they cleared the area of brush, they had a defensible driveway with gravel and rocks, all the things ...

Northern california has burned dozens of homes to the ground. its scorched nearly 300,000 acre. to get a sense of how large this is, its grown to the size of los angeles but fire crews may finally be getting help and gaining ground against it. lets go to dan simon who is with me from california. >> the fire has slowed down significantly but youre still talking about a mind-boggling number. 450 scorched miles. the fire swept through this valley and came upon this house behind me, one of 75 homes ...

Fire pretty much sums up californias wild fire season. this is the mendocino complex fire. its actually two fires, but theyre treating this fire basically as one fire. as you said, scorching 284,000 acres. thats about the size of the city of los angeles. at this point, its just 30% contained. you got thousands of people who have been evacuated. about 11,000 homes are currently being threatened. but the way this fire is being fought, we should keep in mind, for the most part, the flames are in th...

Destructive but when you talk about the weather, the hot temperatures, triple digit temperatures today and windy conditions theres a concern% push into those more populated areas, poppy? >> dan simon please keep us posted. the images are striking to say the least. the u.s. has reimposed the sanctions on iran, at midnight, just a few hours ago. the administration claims they are already working. here what the president of iran is saying. ...thats just my favorite boat. boom. (laughs) make summe...

14,000 firefighters across california are battling 16 major fires. the largest is the mendocino complex fire. its two fires combined into one. now its doubled in size over the last three days. and now its the largest fire in californias history. its burned more than 290,000 acres, an area about the size of los angeles, if you can believe it. so far, there are no reports of deaths or injuries related to that fire. we know from other fires there have been fatalities. joining me now, live from lake...

The president is talking about here, alisyn. >> dan, thank you very much for all of that report iing. >> a special election in ohio primaries, the midterms just around the corner. is the united states prepared to stop a cyber attack. we have a new dire warning from someone who has been in the middle of all of it coming up next.

So quickly without really any warning. i have to ask you, dan, president trump is weighing in on the fires. hes tweeted out in part that the fires are being, in his words, magnified and made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which arent allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. he said in a tweet. dune what hes talking about here -- do you know what hes talking about here? what are officials in california saying? >> reporter: kate, the experts here ha...

>> janes always bringing the love. >> for you, alisyn, you bet. >> thank you. thats fabulous. we have to get to breaking news right now because firefighters in northern california are racing to contain what is now the largest wildfire in that states history. the flames have scorched nearly 284,000 acres. theyve destroyed more than 100 homes. dan simon is live in lake port, california, with the breaking details. the magnitude of this is stunning, dan. >> alisyn, this fire is so massive that its...

Counterintuitivecounterintuitiv ly on this. if you are wrong on it, by the way, and you are over the line of the law, talking about it is only going to make it worse. >> uh-huh. >> so that would be the reason not to be talking about it. >> anthony scaramucci, all the way from south field, michigan, this morning, we appreciate you being with us. thanks. >> nice to be here. youre in the cuomo zone, john, in the cuomo zone. >> you know, weve moved well past the cuomo zone. i dont even know what zon...