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Breaking news. california firefighters are fighting a rapidly spreading blaze east of los angeles. it's already destroyed homes. bill weir is nearby in san bernardino. what are conditions like where you are? >> reporter: well, the winds have died blessedly for the moment, wolf. red flag warnings for most of l.a. don't expire until tomorrow. you get a little sense of the fickle nature of these winds as they swirl. as the fire came scorching down this hillside, it brushes right up against houses like this, which survive, but then literally right across the street all it takes is one errant ember...

A fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to evacuate. powerful santa ana winds keep pushing this blaze east. estimated 25,000 acres have burned so far. more than 260,000 customers now without power. the great lakes and the midwest are about to get a taste of winter. cnn meteorologist chad myers has the forecast. what's coming, my friend? >> record highs yesterday and morning lows down to around 10 in minneapolis. it was 72 degrees in kansas city yesterday. today, nowhere near it. this weather is brought to you by purina. your pet, our passion. the first true cold front of the year. cold hooin...

Slabs of asphalt are in people's yards. gio benitez, abc news, pensacola. >> incredible stuff. the street at the beginning we saw collapsing in baltimore. the residents had to be evacuated. they are being told it could be six weeks before they can go home. >> here's what's really sad. a lot of people in the new york and new jersey area that are flooded out now had just recently finished rebuilding after superstorm sandy. a lot of these people are dealing with round two of devastation. >> yeah. all right. talk about the fire crews in southern california who are mopping up what is left of a wi...