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Eric: the depositions have been going like 10 hours. as far as we know, reeker is still behind closed doors. >> reporter: this is a a continuation. you heard the congressman saying they just scratched the surface of the conversation with the state official there. he's not going to be the last either. eric: thanks so much. arthel: california's largest yoututility company cutting powo nearly a million homes and businesses, the second planned shutoff this week to try to avoid sparking wildfires amid high winds in northern california. several wildfires are burning there and in southern california ...

My residents are going to stand up together, are going to evacuate and help each other and we're going to get through this. >> we are in a he position where we are reliving something but we're ahead of it. it's going to test our resolve. everybody in our community needs us to get the heck out of the way of the first responders so they can do their job. >> reporter: a press conference was going to be scheduled for the tick fire shortly this afternoon but it's been canceled because of improving conditions. now, governor newsom, he is still going to have a press conference shortly and that is goi...

Christina? >> reporter: well, that's right, arthel. the tick fire now 25% contained. you can see the damage it has caused here. this is one of 18 structures that was either damaged or destroyed by this fire. lots of people walking by here. it has been just heartbreaking for neighbors and the people, of course, who live here. as of now at least 1300 firefighters are working around the clock to make sure this fire doesn't spread any further. it's burned at least 4600 acres so far. at least 40,000 people were under mandatory evacuations for the fire, that evacuation has been lifted for about half...

Rapidly scorchede sterday. before the fire, pg&e proactively pulled the power plug on homes and businesses today, power restored. but questions remain about the cause of the fire after pg&e says there was a problem with one of its high voltage transmission towers around the time the fire started now the region is bracing for more windy weather this weekend the utility says preemptive blackouts could impact 850,000 customers. >> we do think it will be the strongest offshore wind event this season by a large margin >> reporter: the danger tonight remains largely in southern california were the t...

Far from over. outside los angeles, relentless winds pushed the so-called tick fire toward crowded neighborhoods overnight, quickly devouring homes. >> wow i mean, that's the entire hillside. >> reporter: with little notice, 50,000 people were forced to flee the flames. some escape paths immersed in smoke an fire the fowler family grabbing their pets before hitting the road with wind gusts hitting 60 miles an hour, the flames kicked up again, leaping over a highway that was quickly shut down >> the winds are very erratic. when they get going, they really get going. >> reporter: this house here...