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The mendocino complex fire doubled in size in the past few days and bigger than the five boroughs of new york combined. lets show you where we are. this is one of 75 houses destroyed but the real story of this fire is what you see behind me. that burnt landscape. this fire burning in steep, rugged terrain. very difficult to access and very difficult for firefighters to gain an upper hand on this blaze because of where it is burning. while this fire is certainly biggest in the history of californ...

And made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which arent allowing massive amounts of available water to be properly utilized. it is being diverted into the pacific ocean. must also tree clear to stop fire from spreading. so what are state and local officials telling you about that assertion from the president? >> reporter: i have to tell you, wolf, nobody knows what the president is talking about here. you have obviously had a situation for years where youve had problems with water diver...

>> and dan, this was also handed to me. it seems the white house doesnt know, as well, from cnns kevin liptack, the white house is not offering any clarity to the presidents claim. kevin liptak reporting, officials admit to being perplexed as to where trump may have gotten the notion that californias long-running water crisis is related somehow to the out-of-control fires. per politicsed in california. per -- per politicsed in california. perplexed in washington, d.c., as well. even at the white...

And firefighters are hoping it will stay in that area but as the weather continues to whip up the wind and you have hot bone dry brush they are concern that it could push into some of those populated communities. >> dan, i want to ask you about the president tweeting about this because his message was so different than what weve heard from firefighters. in his tweet he slammed environmental laws and hi tweeted the fires are "being magnified and made so much worse by bad environmental laws which ...

Country that was completely wiped out. you may remember by a fire last year. our dan simon talks with some people still rebuilding from californias most destructive wildfire. >> reporter: the tubs fire last october left an endless trail of destruction, the worst wildfire in california history, it destroyed more than 3,000 homes. almost half of them in one neighborhood, coffey park. >> it is like wow. just cant -- you cant put words to it. >> reporter: we met john weber and his wife jodie last fa...

Believed that sparks from a carr fire emitted sparks that started the fire. this fire is only 41% contained. officials say the carr fire is the fifth most destructive wildfire in california history. cnn dan simon returned to santa rosa where entire neighborhoods were wiped out by last years tux fi tux -- tubbs fire. >> reporter: the tubbs fire, the worst wildfire in california history, it destroyed more than 3,000 homes, almost half of them in one neighborhood, coffee park. >> its like, wow. jus...

Comfort each other. reassure each other. >> reporter: what really helped, he says, is his neighbors formed a support group called coffey strong to talk about rebuilding their lives and their homes. >> setting aside time to mourn, to be sad, cry, go ahead and cry, but group together with your friends and neighbors and you might be able to pull some strings from them. >> reporter: simple yet meaningful advice from someone who has been there. dan simon, cnn, santa rosa, california. north korea ca...

Parks resurgence perhaps could be an inspirational one to the community of redding, california, now grappling with ro another devastating wildfire. for the people who are feeling hopeless right now. what do you tell them? >> reach out to your neighbors, friends, family, comfort each other, reassure each other. >> reporter: what really helped, he says said is his neighbors formed a support group called coffee strong to discuss all aspects of the ruining of their homes and their lives. >> if you w...

Dan simon returned to santa rosa where entire neighborhoods were wind out. he found residents there are still working to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: the tubbs fire last october left an endless trail of destruction. the worst wildfire in california history, it destroyed more than 3,000 homes. >> i mean its just like wow. >> devastating. >> you cant put words to it. >> we met john weber and his wife last year as they walked through the charred debris of the house they lived in for 30 years. ...

He says, is his neighbors formed a support group called coffee strong, meeting regularly to discuss all aspects of rebuilding their lives and their homes. >> set aside some time to mourn, to be sad, you know, you want to cry, go ahead and cry. but group together with your friends and neighbors and you might be able to pull some strength from them. >> reporter: simple yet meaningful advice from someone who has been there. dan simon, cnn, santa rosa, california. venezuelas president the victim o...