firefighter and even skydiver shows us the damage to the berry creek elementary school was completely destroyed and the wildfire still isn't fully contained. so. our biggest challenge right now is the size of the fire with the resources that we have is there are so many large fires burning in california right now and in the compound that the train in this area is very steep so we have inaccessible terrain . the mountain community berry creek is at the epicenter of the fire many of the former $1400.00 inhabitants lost everything to the flames knowing there is little they can do puts an additional strain on the 30000 deployed firefighters in california just makes me feel horrible you know people put their lives into this you know and to have a far just come through and destroy it all in an hour or 2 it's it's devastating only 25 percent of the wildfires around perry creek are contained trees are still smoldering but some areas have been inexplicably spared what happened here in the berry creek mountain community was like a little miracle because if you look behind me the whole forest wa

firefighter and even skiver shows us the damage the berry creek elementary school was completely destroyed and the wildfire still isn't fully contained. so. our biggest challenge right now is the size of the far with the resources that we have because there are so many large fires burning in california right now and in the compound that the train in this area is very steep so we have inaccessible terrain. the mountain community berry creek is at the epicenter of the fire many of the former $1400.00 inhabitants lost everything to the flames knowing there is little they can do puts an additional strain on the 30000 deployed firefighters in california just makes me feel horrible you know people put their lives into this you know and to have a far just come through and destroy it all in an hour or 2 it's it's devastating only 25 percent of the wildfires around perry creek are contained trees are still smoldering but some areas have been inexplicably spared what happened here in the berry creek mountain community was like a little miracle because if you look behind me the whole forest was on fi

firefighter and even skiver shows us the damage the berry creek elementary school it was completely destroyed and the wildfire still isn't fully contained. still. our biggest challenge right now is the size of the fire with the resources that we have is there are so many large fires burning in california right now and to compound that the train in this area is very steep so we have inaccessible to rain . the mountain community berry creek is at the epicenter of the fire many of the former $1400.00 inhabitants lost everything to the flames knowing there is little they can do puts an additional strain on the 30000 deployed firefighters in california just makes me feel horrible you know people put their lives into this you know and to have a fire just come through and destroy it all in an hour or 2 it's it's devastating. only 25 percent of the wildfires around perry creek are contained trees are still smoldering but some areas have been inexplicably spared what happened here in the berry creek mountain community was like a little miracle because if you look behind me the whole forest was on fire

firefighter and even skiver shows us the damage to the berry creek elementary school it was completely destroyed and the wildfire still isn't fully contained. so. our biggest challenge right now is the size of the fire with the resources that we have is there are so many large fires burning in california right now and then to compound that the train in this area is very steep so we have inaccessible train. the mountain community berry creek is at the epicenter of the fire many of the former $1400.00 inhabitants lost everything to the flames knowing there is little they can do puts an additional strain on the 30000 deployed firefighters in california just makes me feel horrible you know people put their lives into this you know and to have a fire just come through and destroy it all in an hour or 2 it's it's devastating. only 25 percent of the wildfires around perry creek are contained trees are still smoldering but some areas have been inexplicably spared what happened here in the berry creek mountain community was like a little miracle because if you look behind me the whole forest wa

firefighter and even skiver shows us the damage the berry creek elementary school it was completely destroyedand the wildfire still isn't fully contained. so. our biggest challenge right now is the size of the fire with the resources that we have is there are so many large fires burning in california right now and then to compound that the train in this area is very steep so we have inaccessible terrain . the mountain community berry creek is at the epicenter of the fire many of the former $1400.00 inhabitants lost everything to the flames knowing there is little they can do puts an additional strain on the 30000 deployed firefighters in california just makes me feel horrible you know people put their lives into this you know and to have a fire just come through and destroy it all in an hour or 2 it's it's devastating. only 25 percent of the wildfires around perry creek are contained trees are still smoldering but some areas have been inexplicably spared what happened here in the berry creek mountain community was like a little miracle because if you look behind me the whole forest was on fir

this is or was berry creek elementary school, which at one point taught some 70 students k through 8. it was pretty much gone in an instant, as was much of the town of berry creek in this northern complex fire. they got what passes for good news around here. they thought there were ten deaths as a result of this fire. one of the deaths, it turns out what they thought were human remains are not. there's nine deaths but it still put this is northern complex fire within the top 15 of deadliest fires in california. governor gavin newsom says if you're looking at this from other parts of the country and thinking how sad for california, the west coast, he says think again. >> this is climate change. this is america fast forward. the hots are getting a lot higher, the dries are getting a lot drier, the wets are getting a lot wetter, these atmospheric rivers. historic droughts, historic heat and then historic lightning strikes, this is what you get. >> more than 3 million acres have burned in california, making this the worst fire season in state history. and sort of chronologically or by the

berry creek. this is part of what is known as the north complex fire. about 90 miles north of sacramento. and this is what's left of the berry creek elementary school, which tells you how furiously the fire ripped through here. nine people dead in this fire alone. this is the deadliest of the many fires that are burning throughout california. and just whipped by the winds and also the air quality is just horrid throughout the state and across the west coast. president trump will be coming to california on monday. he will not see this kind of damage. he is going to be in mcclellan park near sacramento talking to firefighters at one of the base camp there's. but clearly, what people are pointing to with the various different things that have caused some of the fires, some of them from power line, some of them from lightning, there are a couple of arson fires among all the fires burning across the west coast, but it is the issue of climate change. the fires are getting worse every year, seems to be worse. three million acres have burned in california alone. maria teresa? >> scott, one question for you. gavin newsom basically said if we do not address

this is all that's left of berry creek, north of sacramento. this is an elementary school reduced to ashes and ironically, there's a fire station right across the street. it also burned to the ground. both fire trucks still inside. people who fled here had very little time to escape. >> i would say probably most of them were running for their lives. >> reporter: an unprecedented year. six of california's largest wildfires ever have occurred in 2020, a record three million acres destroyed. it's gotten so bad, that on our way up to berry creek-- we found this fire burning along the side of the road, but firefighters are stretched so thin, there's no one here to keep it from spreading any further. in southern california, 80 miles east of los angeles, the el dorado fire has roared back to life. in oregon, more than 800,000 acres charred, and the toll just starting to set in. >> all the hard work that my parents put into this place, gone. >> reprter: south of medford, entire blocks in the community of phoenix, oregon, were leveled, absolutely nothing left. in washington state,

berry creek. this is what's left of the elementary school. it's a town of about 500 people. this northern complex fire really, unfortunately, and tragically, made short work of it. much of the town is gone. some of them are cause bid downed power lines, some by lightning. the message from governors as you were alluding to before is that this is climate change. if you don't believe it, this is the tragic proof. >> deny science all you want. you can't deny your own eyes, your own lived experience. and people here have lived their experience as acutely as any other community in the united states of america. what we're experiencing is historic on top of historic on top of historic, record on top of record on top of record. that suggests a pattern. that suggests something has happened to the plumbing of the world. climate change is here. >> reporter: indeed, by the numbers, the fire seasons in california, to the extent that there's a season anymore, are getting worse and worse and worse every year. more than 3 million acres burned thus far. alex, as you know, the normal peak of t

berry creek. that aloans gives you a sense of the expanse of some of the damage. berry creek is a town of 500 people. it has essentially been wiped out. this is the elementary school. clearly, the fire just roared through here this past week. president trump is also going to be in california. he's going to visit on monday. he will be at mcclellan park near sacramento. he's not going to see some this damage. he is going to be at a base camp where the firefighters are. that alone has become a very complicated issue in this era of covid. normally a very choreographed situation, it is different this year. back to the governor's visit, his message is this is all about climate change. if you are looking at this from elsewhere in the country and thinking what a shame for northern california, he's saying think again. >> this is climate change. the hots are getting a lot higher. the dries are getting a lot dryer. the wets are getting a lot wetter. the atmospheric rivers. it is a consequence of historic droughts, historic heat, and then historic lightning strikes. this is what you get. >> reporter: it's historic, and it's also deadly. nine people dead in this north complex