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Right now, firefighters are racing to save thousands of homes as wildfires rage in california. the largest the so-called car fire in northern california nearly doubled in size since yesterday. now engulfing nearly 81,000 acres. at least two people have died in the flames. 500 structures have already burned. but nearly 5,000 more are in the fires path. cnn correspondent dan simon is following the destruction in redding, california, and it is a terrible picture there behind you, dan, so much damag...

The carr fire in northern california claimed at least two lives and nearly doubled in size. president trump approved an emergency declaration in the state. the fires are fueled by high temperatures, erratic winds, heavy vegetation. people are fleeing for their lives as their homes and neighborhoods burst into flames. two people dead, 500 structures destroyed. and since the fire exploded overnight nearly 81,000 acres have now burned. cnns dan simon on the ground in california. we see the destruct...

Fierce once again. ana. >> thank you, dan, for that report. the weather he talked about is crucial here. the fires they create their own weather systems. and video from the ground can help us show just how deadly and dangerous this fire has become. its hard to explain just how large its gotten. and this might help. the video was recorded today by a passenger on a flight from sacramento to seattle. that is not a cloud there. that is a plume of smoke. cnn meteorologist is joining us from headqua...

Were being evacuated. thats why we are closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. so like in, we have all the information -- >> dan simon is there for us. youre up live in red dingreddi. our hearts go out to those firefighters and families. show us around. >> reporter: first of all, these devastating wildfires in california have become such a common occurrence. you can see what this did in redding. you can see this subdivision pretty much levele...

Far. in just the last few weeks, more than 3,400 day lie high temperature records broken or tied. including unprecedented numbers in the north. montreal, canada, 92. in the sahara desert, thermometers at 124 degrees this month. so are we ready for triple digit dgts and consequences? here in redding, the answer is, no. >> it seems like fire to me left -- theres nothing. >> reporter: and you can see that the fire continues to smolder in places. jake, folks continuing to brace for more problems as ...

Jackpot. this was a single winning ticket sold at this liquor store in san jose, california. it is worth $522 million. >> before taxes. >> cmnnns dan simon is at ernis liquors in san jose. he joins us live. do we know who the winner is yet? >> reporter: not yet, but i should tell you here we are in the heart of silicon valley. obviously a lot of wealthy individuals here. i suppose you can add one more person to the list unless, of course, the person who bought the ticket happens to be one of tho...

Various events. these are sort of first timers, if you will, people who felt so galvanized by this movement that is really sweeping the country and obviously you see the results here with hundreds if not thousands of people congregating on this park here in portland. fred? >> dan simon in portland, oregon. thank you so much. so protests are also getting under way south of there in los angeles. joining me right now cnn law enforcement analyst josh campbell. so, josh, the immigration and customs e...

Is under the microscope. all right. dianne gallagher, thank you so much in mcallen, texas. lets head now to portland, oregon, where people have converged there for the same reasons. dan simon, what are you hearing and seeing from people there? >> reporter: well, hi, fred. pretty large crowd has assembled here at this park in oregon. portland, oregon. we should also point out that you have this action here at this park, but just a couple miles away you have a 24/7 encampment surrounding the i.c.e...

Here three hours after they started talking. back to you. >> nick watt in los angeles, thank you. now north to portland where crowds are calling for he reunion of families. dan simon is there for us. what are people there telling y you? >> reporter: hello, ana. the protest has ended, but you can see there are still a number of people here in front of i.c.e. headquarters. and you can see the police officers behind me. since june 17, a tent city has formed around the i.c.e. building. and you can s...

The children being held and separated from their families. >> how do you talk about this with your daughter here? >> actually, we had a good discussion about it when we were going to come. i talked to her about what was happening, we looked at some pictures online together and it actually really upset here, so it was really sad to see that, you know, even my eight-year-old knows that this isnt okay. something that the adults in this country seem to not understand. >> cassie, thank you very much....