for everybody who is not there, not known where they are right now. in southern california around los angeles, malibu, thousand oaks, simi valley, separate wildfires there are spreading fast pushed by strong winds and almost completely out of control. the fires are just too large, too fast for firefighters to contain them, at least for now. cnn cameras and correspondents are all over the fire zones right now. dan simon is in the completely devastated town of paradise. you ve been talking to people with little more than the clothes on their backs. how did they do it? reporter: it was very difficult. the main road that leads in and out of town is called skyway. in fact, they call it skyway to paradise. on thursday morning it was filled with cars, people frantically trying to leave town. two people on the road for susan miller and her daughter, amber. i want to show you the video
fast for firefighters to contain them. at least for now. cnn s camera crews and correspondents are all over the fire zones right now. nick valencia is in the devastated town of paradise, where nearly every manmade thing is now destroyed. scott mclean is in malibu. nick, give us a look at what is left of that town where about 26,000 people live. reporter: there s not much left, ana. 90% is gone, according to the mayor. this is already the most destructive fire in california state history. it continues to spread. just look at the images around me here. these homes, this is not unique to this area. much of paradise looks like this. it is just completely gone here. these homes here, just the chimneys stand. it just had to have been absolutely terrifying during those early morning thursday hours. this right here, the main thoroughfare, one of the main evacuation routes outside of paradise. all of these cars, they just didn t even stand a chance.
in california. the death toll jumped again when fire officials found the besiod of two more people when they were overcome by fire. homes either burned to the ground or seriously damaged. hundreds of thousands of people around los angeles have evacuated. it s just not safe to stay there. the most destructive is in northern california. that s where about 6500 family homes have burned down. some towns north of sacramento have been completely destroyed. there s something else. officials fear the death toll may still go up. more than 100 people who live in fire zones are not accounted for. their families don t know at this hour if they are safe or not. cnn dan simon is in paradise, california. we re told that nearly everything in that town was destroyed. how much warning did people have to get out?
verizon admits to throttling data speed for firefighters in fire zones. hundreds gather in iowa to remember mollie tibbetts. this as the man accused of killing her appears in court for the first time. and new details arise. live doppler 7 tracking hurricane lane and the category four storm bears down on the island. announcer: now live breaking news. that breaking news is a manhunt in san jose late this afternoon. police received a report that a san jose state student was kidnapped and robbed. this is according to the mercury news. the man was taken from a 7-eleven and forced to withdraw money from several different atms after being released the person called called police. we ll bring you more details as they become available. i m dan ashley. and i m kristen zse.
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