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80-mile-per-hour wind gusts for this weekend ta that could really set the blaze out of control. firefighters told me they dont know which direction the winds will blow and that means they have to be prepared to go everywhere and anywhere. what is really striking to me is the contrast in the way the fire actually affected homes. this place behind me completely burned out. some home owners were more lucky. we went back with one very lucky man whose fire was saved in the nick of time. take a listen...

Worlds 24,000 structures in this area are threatened. the noise behind me, fire trucks are going past this road trying to prevent other areas from burning down. theyre doing preemptive work at the moment as firefighters prepare for this blaze to potentially spread. as you mentioned only 10% contained so far. there are dire predictions of strong winds for this weekend. sunday through monday we could expect up to 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts which is very strong. it could send those blazes out of c...

Sustained winds of about 40 miles per hour, gusts of nearly 80 miles per hour. and that means that fire could spread very quickly in all directions. now, one of the things that really struck me was the random nature of the fires. this area completely devastated. we met one homeowner who is very, very close to the fire. firefighters managed to save his home in the nick of time. take look. >> completely burned. the landscaping is what caught fire. you can see in it both directions. and this struct...

Rise in activity by al qaeda and isis recently. tom? >> ian, thank you. severe storms and dangerous flooding as we head into the weekend and breaking news coming out of houseton right now. these images coming in of a barge collision in the port of houston shutting down a major shipping channel. one vessel sinking late today. the coast guard trying to secure the other, and fears of a possible chemical spill. all this as powerful thunderstorms and flash flooding from texas to the carolinas. firs...