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The hotpots. they are put water on there and do everything they can to get that fire under control. it only takes seconds for the embers to spark another wildfire. the marina fire burned 9,500 acres, and the fire burned three homes since it started thursday evening while kids were trick-or-treating. the fire was fueled by the tail end of the strong santa ana winds we have been experiencing here. crews made good progress on this fire. it's 20% contained. but we are not out of the clear just yet. >> there is still cause for caution and concern. we are not out of the woods yet. as the wind shifts...

In a state that's unfortunately become pretty well known for wildfires. breaking a record we should note it was only set a few months ago at least as i understand it. what is it that is making this fire in particular so much worse than previous fires? >> well, you're right, last year of course we had catastrophic fires in california and record setting thomas fire in ventura, santa barbara county the new record. this year it's the men do seen no complex, the conditions we're seeing are driven by a changing climate. the kind of ongoing impacts to the fuel bed, the lack of moisture in the fuel, b...

Sky and land to deal with a terrible combination, drought-stricken land, strong winds and bring tttle burning b. it closed down one of the most picturesque highways in the state. and 101, a workhorse of a highway. >> these homes are right along the sea shore. if you step out the back yard, your feet are wet. but this fire just happened to burn right down the sylmar area. there was a fuel bed long enough to carry toward those homes. we fortunate to recognize the threat immediately and deployed engines into that area and successfully defended those structures. >> reporter: the fire burning hundr...

Highway. >> these homes are right along the seashore. i mean, if you step out the backyard, your feet are wet. but this fire just happened to blow down right at the area, in alignment with the wind. there was a fuel bed long enough to carry it toward those homes. we were fortunate. we recognized the threat immediately and deployed engines into that area successfully defended those structures. >> reporter: the fires burning hundreds of acres in ventura county which lies between santa barbara to the north and malibu to the south. population, nearly 850,000. and an even worsen their you looms. ve...

No more truthful than the chain e-mails from visiting african princes who need money. he started his day attacking two men. not just u.s. senators both, but republican u.s. senators, jeff flake from arizona, lindsey graham of south carolina. the president also tweeted his defense of civil war monuments, many of which have been defaced and taken down. it's a salvo in our culture war which suppressed a week ago, and it's roaring back into the open fuel bed by the president's own words. today, his council on infrastructure was dissolved before it was assembled. you will recall infrastructure was ...