shootings targeting pennsylvania law enforcement a terror attack. corey iverson died last week battling the california wildfires. the fire is only 78% contained. iverson s wife recalls her last conversation with him before he left for the fire lines. she feared for his safety but knew his commitment was making a difference for others. my tweet husband left this earth not just a hero but, in my eyes, he left us as a super
7 degrees in pittsburgh. by wednesday afternoon, it s only going to feel as warm as the teens from d.c. to boston. dangerous cold. david? all right, the single digits. we re ready. thanks, rob. i think. and to the wildfires in the west tonight. still growing, despite calmer winds, and the thomas fire in particular, it s now the fifth largest in california history. and the new concern tonight, we told you that firefighters have been digging those fire lines to halt the flames. but now the fires are jumping right over them. abc s senior national correspondent matt gutman again tonight. reporter: tonight, the thomas fire marching closer to communities after exploding in size. helicopters are making drops, they re trying to stop the spread. reporter: the fire, unpredictable and relentless, jumping fire lines meant to contain it. now scorching more than 350 square miles in seven days. prompting new evacuations in santa barbara county overnight. we met the claffey family today, car
are just savage. 6,000 fire personnel and aerial drops. this fire, the thomas fire, continues to grow. now the fifth largest wildfire in recorded california history. this is december. there s no other fires in december in the top 20. this is their rainy season. and they can t get control of this blaze. it is 240,000 acres. and it continues to spread. there is no rain in the forecast for the next seven days. the humidity is very low. we ll continue occasionally to get gusty winds. that s just making this so difficult for these firefighters to fight. and today 16 million people are under the red flag warnings. we ll see gusts up to 30 miles per hour, maybe 45 in the mountains. the humidity is very low. there s no end in sight to this. there s no end to the dry weather and breezy conditions. just imagine being on the front of those fire lines. the next winter storm, we dealt with it over the weekend. nice pretty snow over the weekend. southeast was impacted friday.
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already scorched. 700 structures destroyed and now the first fire represented fatality, a 70-year-old woman has been found dead along an evacuation route near the thomas fire. as tsome families return home t find out what if anything is left, the high winds remain a major threat today. we ll take you live to the fire lines in minutes. but first to alabama and last minute push on right now for votes in the state s hotly contested senate race with just three days left until the election, both campaigns are pulling out all the stops. president trump stumping for accused wild know less to chkno know less tore roy moore. and am lex, tell us about the president s message and the impact there.lex, tell us about