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Republican debate tomorrow night is taking place at the ronald reagan library in simi valley, california, less than 507b miles northwest of los angeles. as we learned when we visited the area in july for our special series "all in america water wars," people there may be following the presidential election, but what they care about is the historic drought now threatening their water supply and increasing the rate of deadly wildfires. right now two massive wildfires are burning in northern california covering more than 130,000 acres. at least one person has been killed and tens of thousands for...

Supply and increasing the rate of deadly wildfires. right now two massive wildfires are burning in northern california covering more than 130,000 acres. at least one person has been killed and tens of thousands forced to evacuate. about a month ago, another fire threatened homes in simi valley. and as jacob saw brof reports tonight, it happened dangerously close to where the republican candidates will gather tomorrow. wildfires are tearing through miles of parched wilderness grassland and creeping dangerously close to neighborhoods. >> you can see the flames just about maybe 20 feet away from ...

Wind conditions. this 100 feet of defensible space is essentially trimmed down to maybe an inch or less of grass. so this grass will burn if you watch the footage of the fire up here relatively slowly compared to the burning wild neiers in northern california. >> you guys got a ton of rain recently. there's been a few huge deluges in the last few months. is the corner been turned? everything okay now?. >> let me play myth buster for a minute with you. the drought is not over. even though we had more rain today than any other september day almost since the late 1800s. if you have seen the movie...

What's your emergency? >> there's a fire, a big fire. >> i had to ask her twice to make sure i had the right address. >> these flames are about 100 feet in the air. >> and i realized it was my house. >> for veteran 911 operator mike bose, this is not a typical day at the office. bose, along with his parents, have lived in quincy, massachusetts, for years. >> it's a nice neighborhood right across from a school. never any trouble on the street. we'd have everybody over during the holidays, christmas, thanksgiving. relatives would always stop by. kids were there. it was great. >> bose always enjo...

>> a neighbor catches it all on camera. not only is bose's house on fire, but his parents are inside. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> there's a fire, big fire at 99 hollis avenue. >> a fire or a fight? >> the whole place, the garage and everything is on fire. this is michael bose's mother. >> okay, hold on. okay, mrs. bose, we have it. we'll be right there. >> thank you. >> the first reaction was to make sure my parents were safe. they were in the house, and i tried calling several times. there's no answer. >> mike o'shea is the neighbor who captures it all on camera. >> flames were about 10...