actively burning in the state and more than 6 tho,000 homes h been evacuated. federal government and fire crews from other states are helping to battle the blazes. we re learning of the apparent attack on a comedian david chappell, it happened tuesday while he was performing in hollywood. video on social media appears to show a person running on stage and tackling him. chappell didn t appear hurt and he later joked about the incident. police say that they took a man into custody and that he was armed with a gun and a knife. that does it here on cnn newsroom. our coverage continues on early start with christine romans.