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Burned. one fire in anaheim spreading to over 4,000 acres destroying at least six buildings. cnns dan simon with more from california. >>reporter: david and christine, this fire has been so explosive pushed by the high winds, at one point the fire gut gusting 40 to 50 m miles per hour. this neighborhood devastation as far as the eye can see. the fire smoldering here, but were told that the fire is still active in certain places, crews doing whatever they can to get the blaze under control. im to...

Counties, 10 people killed. more than 100 people now being treated at local hospitals for fire related industries or health conditions caused by smoke. more than 119,000 acres spans eight counties now burned. one fire in anaheim spreading to over 4,000 acres, destroying at least six buildings in its path. cnns dan simon with more. >>reporter: this fire has been so explosive, pushed by the high winds at one point the fire gusting to 40 to 50 miles per hour. take a look at this one neighborhood. t...

Ahhh...thats a profit. know where you stand instantly. visit quickbooks-dot-com. breaking news. the wildfires raging across northern californias wine country have now claimed 15 lives and destroyed up to 2,000 buildings. look at these before and after images from the hard hit city of santa rosa. an entire neighborhood of homes wiped out and a fire station reduced to rubble. lets get an update from cnns dan simon. hes in santa rosa with the very latest for us. dan, what is the latest? >> report...

Dan, tell me how close to homes and vineyards these flames are. >> reporter: well, hi, brooke. this fire has just been incredibly explosive. let me explain where i am. we are in the sky view neighborhood in santa rosa, and there are many dozens of homes in this one subdivision that are destroyed. youve got a couple of homes across the street that are in tact, but pretty much everything else is levelled. the scope of the devastation is just unbelievable. most of the flames, at least in this neigh...

Evacuated. they had to evacuate two hospitals and take the critically ill patients sounds towards marin county and san francisco. i saw streams of ambulances going south as i was coming up here this morning. quite the situation, jim. and, of course, the smoke is really thick. ill share a quick personal story. i woke up at about 2:00 in the morning. my wife said she smelled some smoke. we checked on the kids and looked throughout the house. the house was not on fire, fortunately. we subsequently ...

Welcome back. turning to our national lead. wildfires in california have now turned deadly. the fires have put california under a state of emergency with over 14 major fires burning across eight counties, from orange county in the south to mendocino, well-known wine country just part of the 57,000 acres ablaze as we speak. health officials say more than 100 patients are at napa and sonoma county hospitals from fire-related injuries and two hospitals were forced to evacuate. the flames moving so ...

Some say its unwieldy, that it causes the bullets to spray, which may be the reason precisely why the las vegas shooter decided to use it. fred, just for context, just want to tell you why were outside. the organizer of this gun show says absolutely no media can go inside because people like to make their purchases in private, in a discreet setting, so thats why were outside but we were able to talk to those dealers as they were setting up. back to you. >> dan simon in reno, thank you so much. ...

Potential ban on bump stocks. they allowed the shooter to fire bullets so rapidly at a gun show that was scheduled for this weekend in las vegas was cancelled of last weeks killing. they got a show in reno, nevada is going on as planned. >> dan simon is there, hes joinijoi joining us from the cross roads. what are you hearing of attendees there in the wake of what happened in vegas? >> reporter: there are some people in reno who thought this gun show should have been cancelled, the optics are no...

A gun show that was supposed to take place many las vegas this weekend was cancelled in light of last sundays mass shooting. but a gun show in reno, nevada, roughly 400 miles away, is taking place as planned. cnn correspondent dan simon joins us now from reno. so, dan, has there been any reaction from people there about having a gun show so soon after 58 people lost their lives in that same state? >> reporter: well, hi, fred. there were some local residents who thought the optics did not look go...

Or something more, knew what was going on? do you think it is possible there are people out there who have crucial information? >> well, i certainly hope not and i hope this is the act of a lone madman. so, like i said, the sheriff is doing a great job. we are getting regular briefings. they are following the evidence and i think he may have had help, but maybe not an accomplice. that might be the answer. >> thats what dan simon said, help, but not accomplice. investigators are saying he intende...