flames? yeah. there was really no warning. the fire just moved so fast. so there was only so much we could do. getting rescued right now. reporter: the california national guard using a black hawk and chinook helicopter to transport everyone to safety. a middle of the night rescue operation in the heart of the fire zone. some of them were in critical condition with burns or broken bones. to get aircraft to fly at night into the mountains is a is really something else. reporter: the smokey haze from the fire even invading yosemite national park. across california, more than two dozen major fires now scorching the state. in san bernardino county, at the el dorado fire, families using garden hoses to help firefighters battle the flames. officials say this out of control fire was sparked by a pyrotechnic smoke device someone set off as part of a gender reveal photo op. all right, zohreen shah joins us live now, and i want to pick up where you just left off there. that family
this is veterans day weekend, which means it s a good time for every american to connect with a veteran. maybe say thanks for your service. i would encourage you to say something else. tell a veteran never forget. when you say never forget to veteran, you re imply that as an american you re in it with them. not separated by some imaginary barrier between civilians and veterans but connected as grateful, fellow americans who will never forget the sacrifices made by veterans past and present and never forget those we lost on 9/11. heroes like pete s father. i ll say pete, never nforget. never forget. thanks for being with me. we re following breaking news. an urgent, out of control fire
and i think that is the biggest issue about this appointment. inderjeet parmar, great to talk to you. thank you very much. next here, we turn to a huge story in california. paradise lost, nearly the entire town of paradise, california wiped out by a massive out of control fire. we ll hear from a woman who drove through to evacuate with her family. plus weather conditions not looking great for these fires. we ll have derek van dam break it down for us. (vo) gopi s found a way to keep her receipts tidy, even when nothing else is. (brand vo) snap and sort your expenses with quickbooks and find, on average, $4,628 in tax savings. quickbooks. backing you. no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? that s because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics
people hosing down their houses as wildfires literally begin burning at the back doors of the homes. the holy fire adding to the misery of one of the worst wildfire seasons in the history of the state of california. 21,000 people on the run from the fire because of 1 man whom authorities say started it on purpose. stephanie elam is live in california. stephanie, authorities say this out of control fire began as arson. reporter: that s right, jake. also, that man appearing in court today and had an outburst in court saying that this was all a lie. what isn t a lie is that this blaze is a very difficult fire for the firefighters to contend. tonight, the raging wildfires in southern california spreading from these remote cliffs to the edges of hillside communities. the holy fire forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate.
house when they moved up from san jose right before i was born. everyone else that helped us put so much work into this house, i can t believe it s gone. you know, all those memories, you know, childhood memories. a victim there of a massive car fire in northern california, since erupting monday, it has consumed 20,000 hectares, 48,000 acres. two people have died, 500 structures destroyed. authorities believe a malfunctioning vehicle started this still out of control fire. california governor has asked president trump to send federal assistance for the communities impacted by the fire. that s just one of self burning in california and elsewhere all around the world. reporter: the devastation is beginning to set in for people