fire has grown to 3,200 acres. it destroyed structures in the northern part of the state. it is about 60% contained. in the meantime, the man accused of starting a large fire near the city of los angeles, he was in court on friday and yelled, it s all a lie. he s due back in court later this month. meantime, you know, the state is suffering so much, let s get the latest from our meteorologist ivan cabrera. 19 fires that we re tracking here across california. the focus with good reason is now across southern california with the latest fire, the holy fire and as we fly in closer here you are able to see what we are talking about. because of the conditions in california any spark can immediately start a blaze and things spread rapidly here. we re up to 19,000 acres that burned with only 10%
containment. there is some good news for firefighting efforts coming up this weekend. we re not going to talk about significant rain or anything like that. one of the ingredients will improve and that will be humidity. red flag warnings. the gusty winds and that combination of heat, as well. that is across sacramento valley and points to the north. southern california where we re, of course, following the holy fire. there s the fire and there s orange county and riverside and you ll be able to see these arrows, kind of an onshore flow and that marine layer will penetrate further and further inland and basically what that will do is raise relative humidity and that is going to be a big help, i think, for firefighting efforts. this big blob monsoonal moisture that will get involved and push further west and that is mainly mountain thunderstorms and that will be about it. in fact, we don t want thunderstorms anywhere near the fire because you get outflow and very gusty winds and spreads
you can watch it here in the fox news channel to pm and 7 pm both eastern times. should be two fascinating interviews tomorrow. arthel: firefighters in california finally gaining ground on the deadly wildfires up north and working around the clock to contain a wildfire in the southern part of the state. the mendocino complex fire in northern california. the largest ever recorded in the state nut 60 percent contained. the two week old car fire that killed six people and burned more than a thousand homes up north now 51 percent contained. the crew say it keeps growing for the south near los angeles, the holy fire is 29 percent contained and covers nearly 33 square miles. eric: and a nasa launch has been delayed thanks to last necklace.we will tell you how they will try to get back into the sky to potentially touch the son.
- ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. . ed: tonight firefighters in northern california are reporting some progress against the largest blaze in state history. the complex fire is now 60% contained. but in the south the wild fire tearing through that region just keeps getting bigger and more dangerous. our chief correspondent has a report for us tonight from lake elsinore california. the holy fire continues to grow doubling in size overnight. now more than 30 square miles. that s half the land area of washington, d.c. more than 20,000 people have been told to evacuate. many leaving very late thinking the feature the wouldn t come as close as it has. it is a nightmare.
sidelines where we can all respect the flags and the united states of america? ed: good message for us. brit welcome to the fox family. good to have you as a contributor. just how easy is it to hack election sites? our next guest says it s so easy even kids can do it. we ll examine a competition to bring awareness to election security. later there s an ar son suspect a man accused of setting the holy fire in southern california appears in court. over 18,000 acres burned so far. big big story. we ll take you to the scene. stick around. bass pro shops ands bring you the fall hunting classic with great deals. like these muck men s waterproof rubber boots for under $90. and save $100 on this leupold lto-tracker thermal imager. with proskin technology intimates overnight for two times faster absorption so you can have worry free nights,