anne-marie green. crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. the fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. reporter: central washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had bur matthew anderson survived but his home burned. this whole hillside was on fire last night. it was nuts. reporter: this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. so far at least 100 structures have burned. hundreds more are threatened. so far this year wildfires have burned more than 6.5 million acres. that s more than 2.5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and there s little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in southern california where a fire continues to rage outside los angel
multiple times. that individual is being rushed to the hospital. we have got a crew headed that way and another crew working behind the scenes to gather more details before this newscast is over. we will bring them to you as soon as we get them. alexandria woman is at fairfax innova hospital with serious injuries after she crashed her small piper plane into the backyard of a home in bristow. virginia state police say the woman is 50-year-old car rita barnes. apparently, her plane lost power and went down in the 9800 block of upper mill loop but she managed to avoid hitting any homes. derrick ward was at the scene and talked to witnesses. reporter: sound and sight of airplanes overhead, not unusual, but the sounds and sights of this sunday morning were something quite different. we heard the aircraft come in, low rpms. i just heard a loud thump. scary, you hear noise like that you never heard before. terry smith checked on his family, had his wife call 911 and got
anne-marie green. crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. the fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. reporter: central washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. matthew anderson survived but his home burned. this whole hillside was on fire last night. it was nuts. reporter: this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. so far at least 100 structures have burned. hundreds more are threatened. so far this year wildfires have burned more than 6.5 million acres. that s more than 2.5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and there s little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in southern californ
crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. the fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. reporter: central washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. matthew anderson survived but his home burned. this whole hillside was on fire last night. it was nuts. reporter: this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. so far at least 100 structures have burned. hundreds more are threatened. so far this year wildfires have burned more than 6.5 million acres. that s more than 2.5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and there s little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in southern california where a fire co
right now a driver goes on a collision course with a store and a shopper inside. hear the mix up police say caused the crash. another driver and a passenger injured by this. a brick through the windshield. where did the brick come from? plus, an overtime thriller at met life stadium. the jets keep their playoff hopes alive with the help of a coin toss. good evening i m diane in for cindy. cbs4 mark morgan spoke with witnesses who saw the terror unfold reporter: as you can see behind me the store front is being repaired and there s a reason for that. what occurred sunday was frightening for everyone involved. it sounded like an explosion. it was something i never heard before. it was a loud crash. reporter: gary phillips was inside the store when it unfolded. this video captures the shocking moment when an elderly woman s vehicle pulls in a parking spot and crashes into the store knocking one man to the floor and sending shattered glass and debris everywhere. i did