moment, and, you know, george, my heart really breaks for these individuals because this could be your community or this could be my community, but we felt like showing this image was appropriate just to give a sense of what is happening in the u.s. state of california as we speak and these fires continue to rage out of control. unfortunate,ly, the valley fire at 0% containment and new numbers come in to cnn. several structures have been burned, but several structures are threatened at the moment and those numbers have not quite yet been confirmed just yet. that s why we have several on there at the moment. 0% containment. this has a long way to go before that fire is handled correctly. take a look at this. over the western half of the u.s., 34 active large fires and that s covering about 8.6 million acres burnt so far this fire season, so it s not only
local reports say the fire in lake county has torched more than 40,000 acres in less than 17 hours. at last check a debilitating number here. the valley fire is 0% contained. burning out of control. thousands of people ordered to evacuate leaving everything behind. claudia, this fire was sudden and it is on the move fast. reporter: it really is, harris. the valley fire in lake county burning out of control as you mentioned no, containment and with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour it is showing no sign of slowing down. this fire just exploded from 400 acres yesterday to more than 50,000 acres. new number 50,000 acres cal fire officials say that s astonishing. people all around region are packing up and getting out. i m at the napa county fairgrounds which is a main evacuation center especially for the community of middletown of where the fire roared through last night, some compared to it
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.
unfortunately threatened. some of the fire sweeping through middletown, and my heart really, really breaks for these people, because i just know that this could be my community, this could be your community. it could be george s community. so when seeing images just like this, you know, the picture says a thousand words on its own, so i will leave it at that, but here s the latest. 25,000 acres burned currently. 0% containment. this particular fire has just exploded in veracity over the fer rossity over the past nine or ten hours. we continue to monitor this one very closely. several structures have been burned. the number has not been confirmed just yet, that s why we can t pass that along that to you. there are 54 active fires. so far this season, 8.6 million acres have burned so far.
50,000 acres have now burned. this is the valley fire. hot dry conditions fueling that massive wildfire. and senator bernie sanders is challenging hillary clinton in the polls. he s doing pretty well. donald trump maintains his lead over republican rivals. fox news political insiders are here to weigh in on the front runners. hypothetical us up on our fox news social media pages, facebook and twitter. we ll be right back. aste chalky. mmm.amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. spending the day with my niece. that make me smile. i don t use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well.