everyone. i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. it's monday, june 3rd, 6:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with the fire danger out west. a massive wildfire burning out of control still north of thou sappeds more homes being threatened right now. the fire threat severe in new mexico where draught conditions are fueling a major wildfire there. stephanie elam live in palmdale, california, for us there. what's it like on the ground there? >> christine, i wish -- i hope it doesn't look like i'm afraid to look at you because that's not the case. the winds are so fierce right now and that is the issue with this fire. the winds are so strong it's blowing the fire into different places. that's what happened saturday night. there's other parts within the western region that are also up in flames. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: by air and land, a full-scale assault on massive wildfires raging out west. more than a thousand