garbage trucks were set up on john f. kennedy boulevard ready to do the good work of cleaning up after last night, and i think they did a great job actually. but, you know, this city is very proud of center city. it s very proud of the beauty of the benjamin franklin parkway built in the 1920s. the two buildings along the parkway, the public library, the free public library which was founded by benjamin franklin and the court building, both modeled after tbuildings in paris. when i was in paris, i said that looks familiar. it s the same as the parkway. there s a french kind of style as there is in washington to the city layout. we re proud of the fact that you come downtown, you see one of the prettiest cities in the country. absolutely. and that skyline, chris, we have watched explode over just the past two or three decades. it used to be right.
helping to bridge the digital divide. we re following two breaking news stories this morning. california, thousands are abandoning their homes as wildfires spread across that state. the valley fire has thread spread from 50 acres to 25,000 acres. the butte fire has grown to 6500 acres. those fires have destroyed at least 85 homes and 50 outbuildings. and they threaten over 65,000 more homes.
22 square miles overnight and firefighters are worried about high winds predicted for this weekend. the fire has destroyed so far at least 45 primary residence, 49 cabins and 69 outbuildings. that s a look outside the
firefighters are worried about high winds predicted for this weekend. the fire has destroyed so far at least 45 primary residence, 49 cabins and 69 outbuildings. that s a look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. can a business have a mind? a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought.
24 homes have been destroyed to date. 26 outbuildings. obviously we would like to limit that and keep that as the number. but as a precaution we want to ensure we ve got evacuations on the sides of the fire that are of most concern. we see your crews are hard at work and we certainly wish you luck as you battle this rocky fire and also the other blazes in the area. thanks so much, ken. thank you. let s go to the cnn weather condition. allison, it s interesting, you just heard that report where you ve actually got increased fire activity overnight, which is pretty unusual when the humidity increases and the temperatures drop. yes. now, one thing we want to note is the wind plays a huge factor in that as well. even an uptick of 3 to 5 miles per hour could be enough in causing that to spread very, very quickly. one thing we want to take a look at is we will take a look at the california drought that we ve been having. that s playing a huge factor.