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And now they are also mourning the loss of one of their own. here's abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, the thomas fire north of los angeles is roaring back to life chewing through 3,000 acres, infernos spawning new evacuations in the town of fillmore. we were there as it exploded overnight. when you see this palm tree burn, what's incredible is just the sheer size of those embers and that is how a fire like this jumps over containment lines. the numbers as staggering as the flames. the fourth largest fire in california history scorching 400 square miles. mor...

Nation's premier law enforcement agency going forward? >> bill: we're watching at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. trey gowdy the republican on south carolina. >> sandra: crews facing an uphill battle as they fight to contain three major wildfires burning in southern california. officials say it could get worse before it will get any better. right now the focus on the thomas fire north of los angeles. it has scorched more than 140 square miles and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people. authorities say the weather is not helping. >> extremely low relative humidity. that will cause ...