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Theres 88 fires of 100 acres or greater. the graphic goes up. were continuing to see more and more fire activity. spots where theres elevated fire danger, this is running into northern nevada, running to the pacific northwest. youre talking about oregon, areas where the winds are high, the humidity is low and yes, these temperatures continue to be above the seasonal average. things are heating up and youre streaking across oregon, washington. were talking about feels-like temperatures in somepla...

>> as of yesterday evening were looking at 17 significant fires throughout the state of california. as we progress each day, were getting better. were fighting those different types of fires. right now other fires are taking their place. the carr fire grew to 110,000 acres over the night. there is a lot of fire activity and we hope to see some weather changes the latter part of this week into next. >> sandra: that is the big wild card right now, the weather. what is in the forecast as you look o...

California has experienced considerably more fire activity this year than in the same period last year. and the worst of the fire season is yet to come. three people killed and seven others injured in a shooting in new orleans last night. at this hour police are still looking for two gunmen they say fired into a crowd outside of a restaurant. some three miles from the french quarter. then ran off. investigators are still looking into a possible motive. i am jon scott, back now to the greg gutf...

You see a tornado. a very rare thing to happen. we saw a tornado go over what was a 12,000 acre fire. you can see the 416 fire that has been burning for several weeks now. its about 41% containment. we still have an exceptional drought taking place across the u.s. in fact, over 38 large active fires burning out of control across western portions of of the united states. breezy, low humidity, high temperatures, all fuel for the flames across this area. the potential exists for more fire activity....

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...

To 40 to 50 miles per hour. this is the sky view neighborhood. devastation as far as the eye can see. you can see the burned out vehicles, the fire smoldering here but were told the fire is still active in certain places, crews doing whatever they can to get the blaze under control. im told by the fire official though that the fire activity is outpacing any resource they can throw at it. weve seen so much devastation. i saw a mcdonalds that burned to the ground, a furniture store, a hotel. a k-m...

Please, please reach out to them and assist them. safety is our primary concern right now. >> this will end the press briefing. >> request please. >> interviews afterwards but command staff and mayor, this fire activity is still ongoing. evacuations taking place, we need to get the men and women back to work. thank you. >> youre watching wrapping up a live news conference at sonoma county fairgrounds. variety of public officials, sheriffs office, police department, and many others, cal fire, fir...

Forecasters are whiny, high winds, low humidity. you can make a lot harder for crews to fight these fires. our meteorologists at the fox weather center. dry and hot. >> that really sums it up, check. youre looking im credibly warm to butchers today again. humidity only getting lower prayer thats when you start to see some fire activity. high today, up to 113. look up to 113 and death valley. its not going anywhere. it has been a couple couple ofe can see it right there is a high on monday. the h...

Overnight in the ventura county area. the solomar beach neighborhood, were told, has been evacuated, as well as nearby campgrounds. its been a relatively quiet month here in california. two months really. we havent had much fire activity. but the conditions are extremely dry with the drought conditions weve seen here in southern california. and also we have had the santa ana winds which kicked up this time of year. when you combine those dry conditions and those windy conditions, you can see tha...