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Fire. there's concern it could kick it back towards home. 300 homes are an immediate threat of this fire and additional 3,000 homeowners have been warned they may have to evacuate at any moment. the fire here has been touch and go. crews with the better weather conditions today will focus on attacking this blaze from the air. as you mentioned, the hot shot crews will be critical today and drop the crews into areas where they can make it in by foot and try to build containment lines and make the fire snuff itself out. it's going to be a difficult day for all crews on the front lines. >> miguel,...

>> when i walked out the front door, the embers and ashes were pretty much coming by my front door. to stand there and watch your home burn is not what you want to do. >> we have been told to pack some backs and prepare in case we get evacuated. >> reporter: more than 100 people have been ordered to evacuate as this popular tourist destination is overrun by smoke and flames chewing through the bone dry vegetation. >> big sur is historically one of the wettest places in california, and we have had virtually no rain here all year. >> reporter: and that's a problem across the golden state. los an...

Structures. fire is now 45% contained. miguel almaguer is live in prescott, arizona. your bulletin says fire is laying down. there is still a big concern about winds. what's happening now? >> reporter: thomas, the winds kick up usually around this time of afternoon. it certainly is a big concern for firefighters there. they are told not to put their guard down on the front lines. but the good news is we aren't seeing those towering flames. that's when thee fires are whipped by wind and they explode in size as it did last sunday. today the fire that's burn something lel tifl low to the ground. ...

Awful. look at that. william la jeunesse joins me now in alisyn camerota in camarillo. what is the latest eufrpblts w. >> reporter: we are eight miles north of malibu. 900 firefighters trying to get a handle on this thing. in the last 24 hours it has burned about satisfactory square niles. miles. when we arrived the flames were burning towards us very quickly. the sun same up, the ric rick the santa anas kicked in. and the fire is burning in an entirely different directs. more fires are wind driven. overnight 925 firefighters basically cut containment lines, trying to slow this fire down. some...

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