i m ja mel wang. i m raj mathai. the end of these historic fires could be near. let s get to the fire zone. k conan nolan joins us. reporter: they re hoping in the early morning hours tomorrow morning, if conditions are right, they will set a major backfire here. there are no homes that will be in any danger but they believe this will be an effort a perfect effort for them to rob this fire of its fuel. they ve been after this situation for over a week. it s not over. the main flank of the nuns fire over 50,000 acres continue to burn in the sugarloaf ridge park area of sonoma county. the now familiar and haunting orange glow off the hillside lighting up the sky. currently the fire is hung up in steep, rocky terrain. reporter: mutual aid strike teams have positioned along roads. meanwhile, disappointment below. jordan was one of thousands who were expecting to return to glen allen. he had received a blast text. mandatory evacuation lifted. reporter: it was wrong.