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Lines as the fire spread overnight. >> look at this structure just completely going up in flames, the trees next to it starting to light and those embers being carried by this wind. you can see just how these spot fires can flare up. >> reporter: the thomas fire in ventura county so explosive it looked like a volcano. we were on the ground. you can see how massive that plume of smoke is. this thing towers into the sky, thousands of feet up. our station kabc in the air today above ventura. >> the...

To stop something this massive? >> right. yeah. yeah. its real similar in that sense. mother nature is going to do her thing. >> matt gutman with us. you have been learning theyre going to take preemptive strikes in the next several hours to do fire lines several miles out? >> reporter: thats right david. because this fire has been so relentless firefighters no longer can hope to stop it at its source, so theyre trying to cut lines as far as ten miles out and as the fire chief told you less than...

Coming to join 5500 firefighters attacking from the ground. its back-breaking work in apocalyptic conditions spreading across hundreds of miles of dry terrain. nbc las eliana moreno is over the coast. >> the fire has making its way all the way to the ocean and affecting these beachside community homes. >> reporter: four massive wildfires with no control in sight. and now a new front outside san diego. its hot embers flying through the air is igniting spot fires like this one. theyre incredibly i...

Coverage from the northern end of this fire in ojai. miguel, whats the situation there now? >> reporter: lester, good evening. were standing here with firefighters who are moving on this blaze which is moving in multiple directions. as you can see here the battle. -- in a matter of minutes. the winds are at 80 miles per hour. right now there is no stopping this blaze. it happened again overnight. flames racing towards the popular resort town ojai. firestorms raining down on communities throughou...

Of the busiest freeways in america. the worst of it, as we saw, in faria beach. you really get a sense of the intensity of the winds up in the air. and keep in mind when the gusts really move through, they can pick up embers from one fire and start a new one. those embers can be carried for miles. the thomas fire is one of six major fires. the latest in san diego spread quickly. rich macklin is with the ventura county fire department. >> anytime we have erratic winds like this, were never out of...

I dont know. well get through it. >> sheer devastation in southern california and it is not over yet as firefighters anxiously watch to see if the santa ana winds pick up again and spread these fires even more. thanks for joining us. >> today, new fires broke out in riverside and san diego counties. areas there have now been evacuated and there are new evacuations in los angeles, and santa barbara counties. thomas fire has burned 96,000 acres, a woman was found dead. authorities say she was in a...

Tonight, breaking news from the fire zone here in southern california. multiple wildfires burning out of control at this hour. a new fire breaking out just today. hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate. drivers escaping. the major highway closed because of the flames. tonight, we fly you right over the fires, and what the ventura county fire chief told me just moments ago. also tonight, stepping down. senator al franken resigning amid allegations of sexual misconduct, but not going without s...

Nations busiest freeways. on the ridge above bel air, one of las most exclusive neighborhoods as flames race the opt hillside, multimillion dollar homes laid directly in their path. and a battle on the ground became desperate. you could see the fire burning inside the home right now. the staircase and its burning through the garage door. even the roof of the home, there is nothing firefighters can do. just a few minutes later. part of the roof crashed down. from the air the extent of the damage ...

Structures here in ventura county, and already some people have begun the process of shifting through the rubble as the flames continue to threaten 1,200 other structures. >> reporter: some residents are able to survey the damage today. >> its devastating. sorry. grateful we have our home but im very sorry for my neighbors, the way my neighbors look, its just horrible. >> matt gutman live with us tonight. we see the flames behind you. we know firefighters are concerned tonight that the wind gust...

>> theyre attacking it the best they can. this wind is moving it in every direction. >> reporter: as wildfires burn out of control in california. >> we had a rough night last night. >> reporter: the thomas fire in ventura county, northwest of los angeles, exploding to 70 square miles in a matter of hours. the flames heading right for the city of ventura and its 100,000 residents. we are seeing an entire apartment complex engulfed in flames as fire crews try to put water on it. but look over here...