>> tes, good to talk to you. thank you as always for your analysis. tes bridgeman is a former special assistant to president obama and former deputy legal advisor to the national security council. let's turn to breaking news now as massive wild fires continue to tear through california. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes or left without power. the dry terrain and hurricane forest gusts of wind have created the perfect storm for these fires to decimate portions of the greater los angeles area, as well as several in northern e out in semi-valley, which is about 40 miles northwest of los angeles. forcing the evacuation of the ronald reagan presidential library and homes in nearby neighborhoods. here, you can see firefighters at the scene. the fire -- this fire alone has already stretched through almost 1,000 acres so far. joining me now is nbc's steve patterson live on the ground in semi-valley. steve, you said when you got there this morning, it was about 500 acres big and now it's over 1,000.