it s incredible that more homes haven t burned. but firefighters have been working pretty much since this fire broke out since the early morning hours. they ve been putting air drops down. they ve got hand crews out. we have been multiple different departments working in unison to try to do everything they can to save as much as they can. they ve been successful so far. but again as we have been saying the winds are so powerful unlike anything we ve ever seen that this could change on a dime with just one ember. ali, back to you. that s exactly all it takes and that s why these wildfires spread the way they do, particularly with the winds that you re seeing there in simi valley, up to 70 mile per hour gusts. up next, how the markets are reacting to the fed s quarter point interest rate that took place two hours ago. you are watching msnbc. place tw. you are watching msnbc n helping people find a medicare plan. so if you re looking for yours, say hello to hellomedicare. .a one-stop
what is the latest, miguel? reporter: today is make or break day out here. the brunt of the fire is right at the peak of the mountain that if it gets over that, it comes into this town, they are helicoptering crews, hand crews out, into the yafrz so they can lay down and lines and hoping to protect thousands of homes. this fire is nowhere under control. it is fed by tinder dry pine trees. it is fed by tinder dry and thick pine trees and brush. it is burning so hot, the trees so dry they literally explode into flames. firefighters mounting an all-out air assault, helicopters dumping retardant, planes, too, even the heaviest weapon in the arsenal, a dc-10 capable of dropping 12,000 gallo of retardant in one go. on the grouped the fight also in full swing.