welcome to the program i'm marion evans dean. nine people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced as wildfires continue to rage across california on thursday flames engulfed the town of paradise in the north driven by strong winds and fed by a parched landscape the blaze destroyed thousands of homes separate fires have forced two hundred thousand people from their homes in thousand oaks in ventura county on friday the entire city of malibu also had to be evacuated. earlier today president donald trump weighed in on the blazes blaming them and what he called gross mismanagement of the forests this as dramatic scenes emerged of the most destructive fire in the state's history. there. was a terrifying drive to safety all around flames rage out of control. or cheering in this woman's brain this couple one of the lucky ones. others trying to flee the town of paradise in northern california didn't make it that bodies found in that burnt out vehicles down my street there's probably if i had to guess maybe torie too how t