awful. look at that. william la jeunesse joins me now in alisyn camerota in camarillo. what is the latest eufrpblts w. reporter: we are eight miles north of malibu. 900 firefighters trying to get a handle on this thing. in the last 24 hours it has burned about satisfactory square niles. miles. when we arrived the flames were burning towards us very quickly. the sun same up, the ric rick the santa anas kicked in. and the fire is burning in an entirely different directs. more fires are wind driven. overnight 925 firefighters basically cut containment lines, trying to slow this fire down. some much the areas have not burned for decades. they are very, very dry. you saw 30-foot flames. they ve put a containment line with a bulldozer and handcrews
shepard: claudia, thank you. firefighters in southern california are battling several fast are moving wildfires east of l.a. 700 forths said to be on the scene of a fire in riverside county in banning. 40% contained but since yet it burned more four and a half square miles. its in a muchly undeveloped area but one home owner says he has lost everything. once it all sets in hard, i can have a good time with good friends, my neighbors. thank the lord they re all okay. i m very thankful that this is the only one that got damaged in the fire. shepard: north and west of l.a., in camarillo, a fire is burning along u.s. 101. it s charred several thousand acres and appears to have destroyed at lest one home. fewer cries say 40-miles-an-hour winds have made it dangerous and unpredictable. let s get to nick gregory.