least three communities, forcing thousands to flee. jay gray reports from near the fire line in haley, idaho. reporter: the fight against the beaver creek wildfire continues for a 13th day this morning in the idaho mountains. the massive blaze fanning out in several directions right now, pushed by strong winds and with no shortage of dried out brush for fuel. it s just an extended drought. it s been hot, it s been dry. the vegetation here is extremely dry. it s a perfect firestorm. reporter: 2,300 families have been evacuated and more than 7,000 now told to pack and be ready to leave in a moment s notice. it s a little unnerving, a little unsettling. reporter: an uneasy feeling thousands are dealing with across the west. more than 40 wildfires are burning out of control, more than 30 of those sparked by lightning in a region where they ve seen at least 600 strikes in the last 24 hours.
privacy? what one revealed in a legal brief this week that might have you thinking twice before clicking send on that personal e-mail. greg, we begin with a rash of wildfires tearing through the west. it is creating the creating the biggest cause of concern a massive 144 square foot mile square mile wildfire threatening several resort communities in the idaho mountains. we go live to the los angeles bureau and that is a really, really wide area, dominic. it most certainly is. one of the reasons they are in the headlines is they are coming peril leslie close to perilously close to the famous families. the beaver creek is under evacuation orders. it is known to be bruce willis, arnold schwarzenegger and tom hanks. we haven t heard if any of these stars have come close to losing their homes, but strong winds are driving the flames into the foothills and the valley around hayley 1k3
his eyes. reporter: they say hannah wearing pajamas carrying a cat appeared scared and kept looking away. they didn t fit out there in the idaho mountains. reporter: they called police after seeing the amber alert on tv. over the weekend the fbi hostage rescue team found dimaggio s campsite where he was shot and killed after investigators say he refused to surrender. during the interview with hannah, after her recovery, up in idaho that she was first told about the deaths of her mother and her little brother. reporter: a close family friend of the andersons, detectives believed dimaggio was infatuated with hannah. murdering her mother and younger brother before setting fire to his home in san diego county. it s been hard to put the murder of my daughter and my grandson on hold to focus 100% on hannah and getting her home. hannah s father also believes the flood of amber alerts helped save his daughter and urging more people to pay attention to them so other missing childr
appeared scared and kept looking away. they didn t fit out there in the idaho mountains. reporter: they called police after seeing the amber alert on tv. over the weekend the fbi hostage rescue team found dimaggio s campsite where he was shot and killed after investigators say he refused to surrender. during the interview with hannah, after her recovery, up in idaho that she was first told about the deaths of her mother and her little brother. reporter: a close family friend of the andersens, detectives believed dimaggio was infatuated with hannah. murdering her mother and younger brother before setting fire to his home in san diego county. it s been hard to put the murder of my daughter and my grandson on hold to focus 100% on hannah and getting her home. hannah s father also believes the flood of amber alerts helped save his daughter and urging more people to pay attention to them so other missing children can be found. john, diana.
their bodies found in his burning california home. she was a victim in this case, not a willing participant. she was under extreme duress. reporter: authorities revealed dimaggio shot at them before an fbi agent killed him and rescued hannah. they say he had gone to great lengths to cover his tracks. that s his blue car camouflaged under all that debris. police say hannah may owe her life to these four horseback riders. they said they were back country people in california. they sure didn t fit out there in those idaho mountains. reporter: when they saw the amber alert they called police. woit without you, who knows how long this would have gone on. a chance encounter that finally brought a young girl home. ryan owens, abc news, boise, idaho. such a tragic story. and the circumstances and the motive still really not clear at this point. the fbi not giving a lot of details. one of the things we have been able to confirm through sources is that the cat had a lot to do wit