the fires burping over 4,600 acres in a matter of hours in a northern los angeles neighborhood. at least one person has died as a result. fire crews say the flames have already damaged a number of homes and jumped two freeways which of course means is putting even more residents at risk. cnn s nick www.in the thick of it. he s joining us now. it looks horrific around you. what are you seeing? well, it s more what i m feeling. it s that wind, kate, that is the issue. the santa ana winds, these warm offshore winds that wind has been whipping these flames all night, carrying embers, that has been the problem. we were here much earlier this morning and watched this house burn. and this is something i always find cruel about a wildfire. this house burned down, the house next door totally fine. the house next door totally fine. just wherever an ember lands, that house can depot up.