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Calistoga. residents have been told to p prepare for a possible evacuation. 115 flights cancelled due in part to reduced visibility from the wildfires there. for more lets check in with dan simon. >> reporter: this fire is still going. you can see the smoke behind me. this is one small section of this massive wildfire. and the concern is is that is the winds pick up, you could see more devastation. i was in a black hawk helicopter wednesday afternoon and what e we saw was breathtaking. only with...

That does not mean that necessarily they are presumed dead by no means are they presume dead. it just means there could be a communication error and hopefully that will get solved quickly. >> dan simon in santa rosa. were also following the hurricane disaster still playing out on puerto rico. the death toll has risen to 45 with more than 110 people unaccounted for. layla santiago is in san juan for us. what 89% of the island is still without power tonight? >> yeah, that means we are in a worse s...

Breaking news. wildfires burning out of control across northern california right now. theyve claimed more than 20 lives already while charring thousands of homes and businesses. the governor warning residents today that the risk is far from over. cnns dan simon is joining us now live from santa rosa, california. right in the middle of all of this, dan, give us the very latest. >> reporter: well, wolf, i just got off the black hawk chopper just a few minutes ago. as a matter of fact, im still sta...

Explaining why this has exploded the way it has? >> reporter: it really comes down to the wind, wolf. we saw 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts when this first took place. there is also so much brush, you know? we had a six-year drought in california in we had a very wet winter, the drought ended, so the conventional wisdom was that perhaps the fire season would not be so bad. well, we havent had rain here in this area for several weeks, so a lot of that brush has dried and because during the winter w...

Call, visit, or go to xfinitymobile.com. we want to get back to those wildfires in california raging from north to south. we can tell you at least 17 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds more are hospitalized and authorities are warning that the death toll is almost certain to rise. at least 2,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged. more than 100,000 acres burned. dan simon has more for us. we have him in santa rosa, the heart of california wine country. >> reporter: authorities are...

Saying we dont believe thats accurate. now, we have heard from law enforcement since then as you might imagine. law enforcement telling us they are indeed pretty sure its accurate, and they are going to stick with that with the facts they now have. anderson. >> theres more breaking news as well. wildfires across california, from okay county in the south to wine country in the north. at least 15 people have died. one of the deadliest fire outbreaks in california. dan simon has the latest. >> repo...

Anderson, you can see the devastation behind me. just ash as far as the eye can see. this is replicated throughout the community. and this fire here in santa rosa, california is still 0% contained. >> dan simon, thank you very much. coming up, this is going to make you smile at the end of a day. the "ridicu-list" is next. well be right back. k it out! s! oh, thats really attached. thats why i rent from national. where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they c...

Details are so horrific. they tried getting out in the middle of the night and the flames just overtook them. jake? >> so horrible. dan simon, thanks so much. joining me now is the sheriff of sonoma county. sheriff, thanks so much for joining us. big picture, are you and the firefighters making any headway yet in fighting these fires? >> my understanding is fire is working hard and they are making headway at it. i think the important message out there for the community is that they are not conta...

But a forecast of dry weather and no rainfall for the week, still a concern. 183 people are said to be missing. that doesnt mean that they are presumed dead. that just could mean that there is a problem with communication. at this point, the death toll officially stands at 15 and authorities now are beginning to identify the victims. two of them, wolf, include an elderly couple, the husband, 100 years old, the wife, 98 years old. they died in the middle of the night trying to flee the flames. >>...

California. a bright orange ominous glow fills the sky near disney and anaheim. the smoke and flames sparie nothing. before the wildfire, on the right, the buildings shell barely standing after flames got to it yesterday. this is just one of 1,500 structures destroyed by these wildfires. i want to go to cnns dan simon in santa rosa, california. winds to die down? has that happened? >> reporter: the wipnds have did down, jake. hopefully firefighters will start making some progress with this. its ...