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To be seen. this will happen after this. but there's still an active firefight going on. cal fire is still at the front lines, battling flames. a lot of work to be done here. >> enjoy your thanksgiving. you're in a place that is a good reminder of why this holiday exists. steve patterson, in chico, california. mark zuckerberg insists he's not going anywhere and facebook can be a force for good. today, 97% of employers agree that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success. like the ones we teach here, every day.

Quickbooks. backing you. the calamity from those massive wildfires in california is growing. 79 people are dead in wildfires across the state. 1300 people are missing. the deadliest fire now in state history is the so-called camp fire in northern california. thousands of people are now homeless, living in tents after the fire burned through more than 149,000 acres. it's only 60% contained. cnn is in chico, california talking to e vac yaues and what are they dealing with right now? >> we have a fluid situation where people in the parking lot of a wal-mart in chico are shifting. this is going ...

Evacuated in the camp fire, and 9,000 or more single family homes destroyed, 12,000 structures. there's a lot of people who are homeless and the specter of rain is on the horizon for wednesday. they are dealing with a lot here. i would say there are hundreds of tents now ringing this walmart in chico, california. they're really up against it, awful air quality right now. and there's even a flu outbreak in some of the shelters. a lot to reckon with for the people here in chico. by the way, the fire itself is basically 50% contained. it's burned about 140,000 acres. they will be back on the fire...

Thank you so much. i got two things. number one, i'm going to ask for continued prayer because that's what we need. and number two, the town of paradise needs hope and it needs money to rebuild. the best two places to do that are the north valley community foundation, nvcf.org and golden valley bank. you can find it on. all that money will go to the victims of the fire. it not going anywhere else. it's not going to adminu dladmi. we're happy to have them but we're also anxious to get them back where they are want to be. >> give me the address. >> north valley community foundation, nvcf.org. lo...

The area of paradise and chico. we have scott cohn standing by in chico, talking to the people who are staying in the evacuation centers, that i would think are very full if not overflowing. i'm curious about that, with the people who have -- as their lives have been destroyed. is there room for more? are they running out of a temporary, a housing shortage yesterday? >> reporter: the evacuation centers are for the most part full. the sixth one is probably close to it, so we're in a situation where you have tent cities springing up in parking lots. people are camping out, and it is cold here. p...