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>> reporter: so, peanut butter and jelly was really popular? >> yeah. >> reporter: these guys appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> those thompson sisters bringing a little ray of hope this afternoon. a much needed ray of hope. you did hear the fire chief talking about the santa ana winds and he said, in the absence of rain, this could actually last through christmas, he said, potentially. i want to bring in meteorologist rob marciano. rob, what is the immediate forecast tell you? >> reporter: well, unfortunately, this long duration, very strong santa ana wind event is going to continue for the nex...

Last. and his answer was alarming. what's your concern going into tonight? >> really, it's the winds right now. mother nature really decides when we're going to be able to actually put the fire out, so, right now what we're doing is just trying to stay ahead of it. make sure we evacuate and protect structures. >> reporter: what are they telling you to expect in the coming hours, as far as the winds are concerned? >> we've got gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour coming hard out of the east, so, that pushes the fire really hard in a westerly direction. >> reporter: we're talking about homes, apartm...

The verdict is in. the former police officer charged with shooting an unarmed black man in the back. as he ran away following a traffic stop. the judge's decision tonight. and the day of rage. our correspondent witnessing the violent protests, less than 24 hours after president trump's announcement on jerusalem. and good evening tonight from ventura, california, as we come on the air live here in the west tonight. and we are here where the thomas fire is raging tonight, here in ventura county. just one of the multiple fires, in, a new kun eruone erupting i diego late today. all of these fi...

In southern california and we're watching homes burn down as a result. >> nice couple. stay inside. carbon monoxide kills one man but other lives were saved. live at deadline to enroll is approaching fast. really frightening, lot of homes here. >> devastating. sorry. >> fear in the face of fire. that's what thousands of californians are dealing with right now. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. two new fires sparked today in southern california, making a total of six fires that have forced people to leave their homes. >> newest is liberty fire, started this afternoon in riverside county...

Pick up. >> yeah, just stunning images coming in right now from you, j.t. and i want to stick with those images and you mentioned the embers, because the fire chief here in ventura county told me late today that's his concern with the wind gumss overnight. they saw gusts up to 80 miles per hour or more. not sustained winds, but those gusts are enough to carry those embers multiple miles and ignite new fires. >> reporter: and that's absolutely right, david. you can see those embers on the hillside. those get embedded in the smoke and carry down range. they can be extremely dangerous. that's exa...