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. were following two major weather systems, that potential noreaster set to hit up and down the coast. and the wildfires, the new eruption today. the woolsey fire outside los angeles, threatening homes. theres been a massive aerial assault all day. and tonight, new video emerging of the terrifying escape from paradise, california. a family with four small children forced like so many families to drive through the flames just to survive.

And over a quarter of a million people, ordered to evacuate. and tonight, theyre being ordered to stay away. >> i cant imagine being asked to leave my home, but for your safety, your home can be rebuilt, but we cant bring your life back. >> reporter: many of the more than 3,000 firefighters here have already been on the front lines for days. now bracing as an already bad situation could get worse. firefighters describing a hurricane of fire obliterating entire neighborhoods. >> you come up to th...

The winds to come back, and in northern california, a major wildfire there obliterated one community and is threatening another. ferocious flames in southern california tearing through the region, destroying homes and lives. >> i came around the corner, and i was like, is that -- >> reporter: michelle lost everything. >> my babies grew up in this house. >> reporter: overnight, the woolsey fire doubling in size fanned by fierce santa ana winds forcing massive evacuations, including animals, dozen...

Place. >> he saved my house. >> reporter: but the family is alive. >> its a boy. >> reporter: and shane managed to keep the one thing thats giving them all hope, ultrasound pictures of his unborn son. >> shes five months pregnant and its very nice to be able to still have. >> reporter: proof of life and hope during a very dark time. the santa ana winds could gust up to 70 miles per hour the next day, making a very bad situation even worse. kate? park thank you. world leaders including presiden...

We made requests from the state and federal government, but as you can imagine, there are other fires with competing challenges. . >> just go! >> reporter: in northern california, the camp fire has claimed nine lives and has become the most destructive fire in california history. state fire officials are investigating what caused the fire, but we do know that electric company pg&e experienced a problem with an electrical transmission line near the site of the fire minutes before it broke out. th...

Chasing it. it moves so fast, so aggressive, and the fire behavior is just so intense. >> reporter: los angeles county firefighters are working to cut a perimeter around the fire. this is an example of the challenges for firefighters as these flames creep toward the ocean. thick vegetation and no way to get to them. students at pep dine university in malibu were told to shelter in place as the flames crept near campus. nearby homeowners had just minutes to get their horses to safety, turning the...

Okay. we are safe. >> reporter: others evacuated with everything they could, including horses. >> the fire was all around me. i couldnt see anything except smoke and fire. >> reporter: right now we are seeing people who waited for the last possible minute getting out while the flames get so close. on the ridges, the firefighters work to beat back flames that felt like a blast furnace. we are falling back for safety. in malibu, an impending plume of smoke causing the entire city for evacuated, an...

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Are located. and the carbon monoxide levels were through the roof. >> a normal reading for a safe level is 35 parts per million. at that point, our readings were at 500 parts per million, which is the highest that our tools can actually measure. >> reporter: carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and poisonous. symptoms can range from headaches to loss of consciousness and ultimately, death. >> had this happened overnight and possibly had it happened in an area where people were sleeping, it cou...