humidity made this ripe for fire. the drought, says the governor, has plunged california into a state of emergency. this is what california s drought looks like. the driest year in a century met a flame-friendly canvas for the colby fire. 1700 acres charred. thousands evacuated. five homes gone in an instant. the drought, declared the governor, has plunged california into a state of emergency. we are in an unprecedented, very serious situation and people should pause and reflect on how dependent we are on the rain, on nature, and one another. reporter: in a state of emergency speech, the governor asked everyone to cut back water use by 20%. his declaration does lift some environmental restrictions to allow the state to move water to
and growing danger that many more wildfires will break out. the governor declared what s described as a drought emergency today saying maybe the state s worst drought in a century. right now hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze in the los angeles area, a blaze that forced several thousand people to evacuate. we re joined from the fire zone right now with the very latest. what is the very latest? reporter: well, the very latest is that they are still fighting this. wolf, if you want to know the true danger of a drought, all you have to do is take a look at this. this is one of the five homes that was destroyed here in california. record high winds low humidity made this ripe for fire. this was a two-story building that completely collapsed. that s why the state is calling this an emergency. this is what california s