california and that this is shaping up to be the most destructive fire season on record there. a pair of wild fires in the northern part of the state threatening 10,000 homes today. record-breaking heat has left the land very dry creating what firefighters are calling perfect wild fire conditions. more images this afternoon. it's towering flames. here a firefighter monitors a building to make sure that the flames don't spread. this is lake port, california, which is 80 miles or so north and west of sacramento. nearby, a home burns in the up to of findley. this is one of those air tankers dropping fire retardant. this is a picture of some destruction from a deadly fire in redding, california. more than 800 homes destroyed there. jeff paul is live in redding. jeff? >> yeah, shep. the fire in redding here, the carr fire continues to grow.