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Home. hundreds of homes have been destroyed. abcs clayton sandell on the fire lines again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, hundreds of wildfires are raging in california. 12,000 firefighters in a desperate battle they cant seem to win. >> some of these fires were allowed to smoulder because, frankly, we didnt have the resources to get out there and put eyes on them. >> reporter: the fires killing at least six people. more than 500 structures d,housm threatened. jessica adams and her children fleei...

Its just going to be spread out. now, for the people who are flying though told, tomorrow and monday are expected to be the very busiest times at airports. kristin: so give me your tips for driving. i mean, when woulding be the best case scenario, when would you recommend that folks hit the road? >> well, its always best to try to leave as early in the day as you possibly and make sure that youve got that vehicle ready to go. you want to check your tire tread and inflation, your battery, make su...

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City it certainly raises alarms. last summer, a number of police officers were targeted with water buckets and hoses, and on halloween, when two police officers responded to a call their squad car was pelted with eggs and you see covered with boxes and trash and passersby taunted the officers with profanity, and because most of those who continually harass police are never arrested, there is this sense that bad behavior toward the nypd is simply tolerated. >> sean: i hope -- i would prefer it to...

City it certainly raises alarms. last summer, a number of police officers were targeted with water buckets and hoses, and on halloween, when two police officers responded to a call their squad car was pelted with eggs and you see covered with boxes and trash and passersby taunted the officers with profanity, and because most of those who continually harass police are never arrested, there is this sense that bad behavior toward the nypd is simply tolerated. >> sean: i hope -- i would prefer it to...

Oklahoma city recently. its a great place to be in a great place to live and work. what would be great if it wasnt for the police. >> youre absolutely ryze. this is the ultimate disrespect for law enforcement. this law enforcer is trying to do a very good thing. he was going to get coffee at starbucks for some of the individuals who worked in his dispatch agency, the police department. here it was when he goes there you have one of the individuals to write pig on a cup of coffee. that is just ut...

Im so much older. but i remember in i think it was 62, 63, sitting at the university of delaware and watching bull connor take those hoses and hose down women in their sunday best, going to church. and it was like, whoa, yo, whats going on here? >> mm-hmm. >> and i used to -- after i worked in the east side, you know, i spent a lot of time with folks going to the black church, reverend herring and others, because thats the place where im a practicing catholic. id go to mass, and then id go over ...

And you got a job in the biggest city swimming pool in the black community east side they call it, in the projects. and i was the only white employee there, and i began to learn -- i thought i knew what the problem was, but i remember a friend, a fellow lifeguard asking me at the lunch break do i have a jerry can. i said. no. he said, im going to go visit my grandma. we cant stop at the gas stations down in the south. im thinking, its like -- you know -- anyway, my whole generation, people dont ...

Of us, you know, i got engaged in the community because i wanted to know more. i was a relatively good athlete. got a job in the biggest swimming pool in the black community east side, they call it, the projects, i was the only white employee there. i began to learn -- i thought i knew what the problem was. i remember a friend, fellow life guard asking me at lunch break, do i have a jury can. 5 gall can. >> im going to go visit my grandma. we cant stop at gas stations in the south. im thinking -...

>> absolutely, 100%. >> they cut the power about 9:30 in the morning, and weve been telling the southern california edison that when they cut our power, they leave us vulnerable and defenseless because we cant use our well, because our well is powered by electricity, and we cant pump water to our hoses, to our home, and its been happening, you know, for weeks now, and the one before the fire we were without power over 30 hours. >> tucker: yeah, thats horrifying. the utility cuts power to prevent...