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In 25 years. >> it's been quite the firefight. we've had winds moving up slope, down slope, across the slope. we've had firefighters being pushed out and run out, and then turning around and coming back and getting right back on those structures. >> reporter: while it's still unclear what sparked the cave fire, first responders say california's changing climate, marked by more-severe droughts and extreme temperatures, is fueling these fires. and looking at this landscape, it's hard to believe homes have not been destroyed. heavy rain is expected tonight, but it comes with a new threat-- mudsli...

There is just so much fuel and this morning one firefighter said to us as soon as he heard where the fire had broken out, h he knew they were going to have a battle on their hands 600 firefighters battling blazes in bone dry brush. >> it's been quite the fire fight. we've had winds moving upslope, down slope, across the slope. >> across the steep hillsides in santa barbara, the fabled beach town and home to nearly 100,000. >> i'm like oh my god. >> thousands of homes threatened, thousands people forced to flee. flames engulfing highway 154. for some, the only route to safety. after daybreak, t...

We're at the end of the dry season, so the fields are some of the dryest that we have. >> it's being called the k fire right now has zero containment and charred more than 4200 acres. burned through the night and the also a padres national forest. fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. polls have been shovels. prevent the fire from spreading even further. neighbors fire agencies are also pitching in to help this fire sending crews, fire engines and utilizing available helicopters and aircraft for water drops. >> it's been quite the fire fight. we have had winds moving up slope, down slope,...

Day. it's almost whack-a-mole here at the white house. can they keep up with all of these problems that seem to be cropping up on a down slope. the continues resolution if it had been passed in the house today. and government shutdown would have been averted. now we are staring at the possibility of a government shutdown in the next day or so. for a wall or steel slats as he described it early this afternoon. the administration has not given us a whole lot of guidance as to what a steel slat wall would look like. but perhaps you'll have some officials coming up shortly who will be able to expl...

>> jesse, your take? has nike stepped into the political debate? >> yes, and the nfl is not happy. nike stock took a beating and then stabilize. they know how to make billion dollars. if i knew how to do they wouldob vacation or working for nike. >> sorry, you are here! >> [laughing]. >> if i was worth what nike was worth, i would not on "the five." i would be on the beach with a drink. the myth of colin kaepernick. he was created by the media. he was one of the eleven last year. he was benched. on a year to year contract which was performance based. he was not that good. could not read defens...