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Communities helping the immigrants right now. what are they doing? >> reporter: that's right. one of these communities is in riverside, california. that's about an hour east of los angeles. we spoke to one member of the congregation who says that last night there was a meeting of about 150 members of the congregation and it was a very heated meeting. it mirrored what we've been seeing out here in murrieta between protesters and supporters. in the end we're told the priest decided they would take 25 of these immigrants in. they're going to help house them for at least a month, gretchen. >> all ...

15 miles. >> almost like it was nighttime, you know. it was just dark. the entire sky just blacked out. you know you can't see anything. so we come in here, dig around on the side street trying to get a close view. and, it was a pretty surreal feeling overall. >> reporter: roughly 1100 people voluntarily evacuated from the nearby town of casselton. authorities have been concerned about the wind potentially shifting, settling the thick plume of smoke on top of casselton which obviously would create major health problems. they have been working overnight. it is cold there. it is minus 11 degrees...