With scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. It is allout war tonight, and the enemy is fire. Firefighters in Southern California are battling nine major wildfires burning out of control in and around san diego county. This one in san marcos is their top priority. High temperatures and strong winds are feeding the fires, and steep terrain is making it difficult to contain them. We have two reports tonight. First, carter evans. Reporter wind gusts as high as 45 Miles Per Hour pushed the fire up steep hills and into this affluent section of san marcos. The fire burned so hot in some places, it pulled in a rush of cooler air. That circulation created a tornado of fire. At one point, the flames were moving in two different directions. Firefighter nick najera. We got winds picking up, change directions. So we always have to be on our feet. Reporter wave after wave of helicopters and planes dropped water and flame retardant on the fire. Qn v commanders allowed operati
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