conversation whether or not to turn off power. you can only imagine what the situation might have been like if these power lines had not been deenergized. >> how are the firefighters doing? >> reporter: it's been tough for them. you know, i talked to a bunch of folks yesterday who were out there, task forces that were going to clear up containment lines and they told me that they're working 24-hour shifts on and then 24 hours off. a lot of them are local, craig, so this means a lot of them have a ton of pride to be able to come out here and make sure this community is protected, but they're not going to lie to you, it's really hard what they're doing. there are actually firefighters from ten different states in the country right now all banding together. california has a mutual aid system, so one out of every five states, there's somewhere from there here right now in california throughout the state helping with these fires. >> sam brock on duty for us. sam, thank you. we'll be checking in with you throughout the course of the day. that new fire in southern california is now threatening the reagan presidential library