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Biggest fire in ventura county, where 8,000 acres have already burned. 2,000 homes could go up in flames and check out the pictures, unbelievable. these are conditions v vercammen found yesterday. >> reporter: the smoke is encircling the entire neighborhood and these people are trying to evook wait. >> flames inching closer to entire neighborhoods, those homes sit empty as owners wait it out in safer locations. stephanie elam joins us, good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, carol. i can give you an update. this fire here in ventura county known as the spring fire, has ballooned up...

Joining me here on reese witherspoon. >> you're welcome. he was the founding father of one of heavy metal's groundbreaking groups, but today fans are mourning his loss. jeff hannon was the guitar analyst the band slayier and theories about the cause of death are swirling online, including rumors of a spider bite. we went to one of the nation's stop expers on spider bites. his reaction coming up next. also, again, watching very closely the flames and the smoke. this fire barely contained here in southern california. the spring fire again. we have a crew covering this for us in the danger zone...

Four southern california counties. two fires contained quickly. >> when we stepped up several weeks ago, got air tankers in, hired firefighters, will this be what the arrest of the year will be like, will we wear people out? that's the big question. >> reporter: the summit fire, burning 25 miles west of palm springs, a blaze in ventura county began to spread quickly on 25-mile-per-hour winds. erupting between the 101 freeway and the pacific ocean north of malibu, the so-called spring fire charred 6,500 acres in five hours. now we're getting hot, long days, winds, and low humidities and the stu...

Apartment. it is hot, it is dry, and it is windy. that is a dangerous combination in southern california where right now a massive wildfire is burning out of control. the springs fire in ventura county has destroyed 8,000 acres, damaged more than a dozen homes so far. 2,000 other homes are threatened. several communities and a cal state university campus were evacuated and overnight the flames reached all the way to the pacific coast highway. >> a lot of people are wearing masks in that area. so a california man accused of raping women that he met through the dating website christianmingle.c...

On 25-mile-per-hour winds. erupting between the 101 freeway and the pacific ocean north of malibu, the so-called spring fire charred 6,500 acres in five hours. >> we're getting hot, long days, winds, and low humidity, and this stuff is ripe and ready to burn. >> reporter: the number of active fires, including three burning in northern california, that is making this outbreak unusual. >> we don't see this type of activity usually until august or september. >> reporter: in the wake of the summit fire, one man dealing with immeasurable loss. his mother, who bought this home in 1973, passed away j...