well. happening right now a massive wildfire threatening homes and this fire is still growing. the ventura county fire in southern california has now burned some 8,000 acres the flames spreading from the mountains all the way to the pacific coast highway. several communities had to evacuate. cnn s stephanie elam is live on the fire line in ventura county, california, for us right now. stephanie, what are the conditions like? right now, john, things have calmed down a bit. over the past couple of hours we watched the hillside behind me actually just engulf in flames and then burn down, jump over the pacific coast highway, and run into the ocean, the pacific ocean here. running out of real estate. that s one good thing. but when you have seven fires burning throughout the state, there s a lot of resources all over the map. reporter: high winds, soaring temperatures and dry brush are giving california fire season an early start. wildfires across the state are churning toward home, kee