our kaylee hartung is there. two fires converged here. years of drought and high winds exploded this fire into one of the largest in california s history. reporter: one man unable to escape, sheltering inside a sheet metal shop. i thought i was going to die. at least from if not from the fire, the smoke inhalation. reporter: and tonight, we are learning there are multiple burn victims. this is just an awful scene unfolding. let s get to matt gutman. he s live in phoenix, oregon, tonight. and matt, i know you were telling us that these devastating fires are spreading so fast that authorities have been unable to get a handle on just how many people are missing? reporter: we ve been asking authorities for 12 hours already how many peoplare missing and they say they simply don t know at this point. and the reason i m actually riding on the back of a truck is because the devastation here is so widespread, the only way you can get a sense of the scope is to drive through it. da
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warming. to enter that plane, use the backdrop of the campfires who killed 86 people last november, deadliest fire in california s history. runs of a new deal when speaking about the plan saying 20 billion jobs. a grant for them to weatherize their structures and that you trillion they face in electric vehicles and replace gas fueled calls and trucks and rebuilding that great. but also saying if the plan would ve stopped buyers like the one that devastated, here s what they had to say. what i can say is we have billions of dollars to strengthen local abilities to move aggressively in cost. you can t have them combating these terrible fires even with state help.
substantially lower than the first briefing. they die off quickly with time. any other questions? wrap it up. thank you. at 2:00 we ll come back and see if we have more information. quickly. sorry. the china lake naval weapons station, you say the damage is highest in ridgecrest are. you fearing any damage at the naval station? damage does not get reported to us. we have a phone call julie: we ve been listening to dr. lucy jones from cal tech. she s been talking about potential aftershocks. she talked there s an 80% chance of a magnitude 5, a 9% of a larger one in the next week. the first time in 100 years this area has seen an earthquake of this magnitude. is it a big deal when you look at california s history?
want to try something different than capitalism and it is extraordinary. i have a couple of strong socialists, successful people in the business world. it will be an honest, good discussion and lay it out there. great audience questions. we ll pack the house. if you re in new york city, come check me out. jon: california s worst fire in modern history. authorities now say power lines caused it. those lines are owned by pacific gas & electric. the town of paradise was virtually destroyed by the fire and is now suing the utility company. jonathan hunt has that live from los angeles. jonathan. jon, 85 people died as a result of the spark from an electrical transmission line. that is the stark and stunning conclusion of investigators who have spent months determining what caused the camp fire as it was called, the most deadly in california s history.
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