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Hurricane-force wind gusts here fueling the flames. and the new fire tonight coming within 30 yards of the reagan presidential library. it was before dawn, that fire broke out in simi valley, about 40 miles to the north of where we are tonight. the so-called easy fire tripling in size in just two hours. the flames racing toward the reagan library, coming dangerously close. we were there as they worked feverishly to protect the perimeter of the library. part of the fire line seen through the wind...

Compresses and heats up, super charging the wind speeds. >> so, lets get to matt gutman, who is also live with us here in california. he is in moore park tonight. and matt, we can see that pink fire retardant off in the distance, all over the road there. obviously not a good sign tonight, that fire now headed toward a neighborhood? >> reporter: thats right, david. all this happened just a few minutes ago. multiple planes dropping this wet, sticky stuff, both to protect firefighters, us, and to t...

Getty fire. they want to make sure they can tamp those down as much as possible as the winds pick up and increase because they dont want the embers to catch and blow miles away and start a fire in another neighborhood as weve seen a dozen homes lost here in the getty fire. another bit of news as the governor, gavin newsome say theyre going to credit people who have been without power as theyre affected by thefires. christine and dave? one out. two out. rendon shoots one into left. back at the ...

Cal fire has never managed to contain this kind of fire in the history of the state. all they can do is wait for the weather to shift. this one was about 15 acres when we started. now its in the hundreds of acres and headed toward more residential areas here. the library itself, they believe is pretty safe. obviously crews wouldnt have pulled back. its fireproof, its earthquake proof. whats interesting is that every yar they bring in herds of goats to eat the vegetation. look at this moon scape....

Hurricane-force winds, strong enough to down power lines and trees expected in los angeles. this fuel to the fires, literally. >> the national weather service has issued something for the first time ever, and that is an extreme red flag warning. they are predicting winds between 60 and 80 miles an hour. 26 million people could feel the effects of that warning. omar jimenez is back with us this morning. what does that mean, omar. extreme red flag? >> well, at this point, a normal red flag warning...

Issuing its first ever extreme red flag warning. well explain what that means and how significant it is as hurricane-force winds are expected to bear down on parts of the fire-ravaged state of california. well have a live report on the getty fire, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ born to be wild... strongve is one of a kind ♪ brilliant unbreakable ♪ engagement rings now 20- 40 percent off shop unique bridal styles at zales, the diamond store doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? mem...

Threatening celebrity homes including lebron james and arnold schwarzenegger. the national weather service warns it could get worse today. more from stephanie elam from los angeles. >> reporter: christine and dave, theyre saying this wind event is like no other, so much so the national weather service has now said this is an extreme weather event, the first time theyve ever used language like that for los angeles. theyre saying these winds could be as much as 80 miles an hour and in line with so...

Want the embers to catch and increase and blow into another neighborhood as weve already seen about a dozen homes lost in the getty fire. another bit of news, the governor gavin newsome said theyre going to credit customers who have been without power, the people at the kincade fire and here at the getty fire. christine and dave? >> stephanie elam. thank you, stephanie. taking look at markets around the world, you can see leaning lower on wall street and aed by of a pause in the action, future...

Cnns omar jimenez is live with more. omar. >> reporter: erica, already a red flag warning means wind and humidity conditions are ripe for a fire. so an extreme red flag warning indicates that the thread for fire conditions is at a level that no one has seen in recent memory here in the los angeles area. primary here in l.a., weve been dealing with the getty fire that exposed in early morning hours on monday. we learned from investigators that it was an accidental start to the fire. meaning a bra...

We are still waiting for the howling winds to materialize. they havent yet. we have been told that the winds are expected to pick up between now and sunrise. so the next four hours or so will be critical for firefighters working to hold the line and make sure this fire does not get any bigger. a week after it started. the kincade fire has grown to 76,000 acres. and amid todays wind protecting homes will be the top priority today. >> what we tend to do in these fire fights during the wind event i...