mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: in a matter of minutes, flames raced up the side of this hill in san bernardino, destroying at least four homes. this man and his girlfriend managed to escape before their home went up. >> she ran out the window to see what the dog is barking at. sure enough, flames are rattling the windows. >> reporter: nearly ten acres of drought stricken land were scorched before the firefighters were able to get the fire under control. taylor owens home was in their home for three generations. >> yeah, it sucks. we are upset. obviously, i'm not going to be able to get back a lot of the memories and stuff like that. >> reporter: farther north in another county, the deer fire has burned 1,700 acres and threatening 300 homes. officials are worried the fire will intensify as it approaches an area filled with dead and dying trees. this is the same county that lost 150 homes in a devastating wildfire nearly two weeks ago. as 4800 firefighters continue to battle 12 major wildfires across california, safety officials are warning about the dangers of illegal firework

here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: in a matter of minutes, flames raced up the side of this hill in san bernardino destroying at least four homes. gustavo nava and his girlfriend managed to escape before their home went up. >> she runs out to the window to see what the dog is barking atment and sure enough there are flames rattling the window. >> nearly ten acres of drought stricken land were scorched before firefighters were able to get the fire under control. taylor's home was burned after three generations. >> it sucks, we're upset. i will not get back a lot of the memories. >> reporter: farther north in concern county-- koarn county the deer fire has burned 1700 acres and is now threaten 3-g00 homes. officials are worried the fire will intensify as it approaches an area filled with dead and dying trees. this is the same county that asst 150 homes in a devastating wildfire nearly two weeks ago. >> as 4800 firefighters continue to battle 12 major wildfires across california, safety officials are warning about the dangers of illegal fireworks. more than 300,000 pounds of illegal

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: southern california fire crews faced a fourth day of relentlesses. the sand fire has consumed at least 10,000 acres of land a day, almost the equivalent of 10,000 football fields. l.a. county deputy fire chief john trip. >> i have been with the fire service for 38 years. we've never had this kind of experience in june and july and that is a testimony to what we're going through with the drought. >> reporter: more than 3,000 firefighters are battling this blaze in 105 degree heat, on the ground and in the air. normally an areas like this, fire crew would just let these hot spots burn out. but there is a concern because of how close we are to the highway, which means we are also close to homes. 10,000 homes are under a mandatory evacuation. the wind changed direction so many times that the speed of the fire surprised a lot of homeowners. >> it came blowing into their communities. they're having to run out and then we have firefighters having to run in with a blowtorch coming at them. we have sympathy for that, but we just cannot put them in harm's w

here is mireya villarreal. [ sirens blaring ] >> in minutes. flames raced up the side of the hill in san bernardino, destroying at least four homes. gustava navo and his girlfriend managed to escape. >> sure enough there is flames rattling the window. >> reporter: nearly ten acres of drought stricken land were scorched before firefighters were able to get the fire under control. taylor owens' home was in his family for three generations. >> yeah, it sucks. we are upset, obviously. i am not going to be able to get back memories and stuff look that. >> reporter: further north, the deer fire burned 1700 acres and threatening 300 homes. officials are worried the fire will intensify as it approaches an area filled with dead, dying trees. this is the same county that lost 150 homes in a devastating wildfire nearly two weeks age as 4800 firefighters battle 12 major wildfires across california. safety officials are warning about the dangers of illegal fireworks. more than 300,000 pounds of illegal fireworks have been confiscated in l.a. county alone. t

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: this is where the sand fire did its worst.s. the one behind me included in that number. three to four days after this home burned, firefighters are on scene, concerned the structure might come down. which is why they're on scene putting out hot spots. in five days the sand fire has eaten up 37,000 acres of land. it is at 25% containment. threatening homes north of here. some evacuation orders are still in place. at its high, 10,000 homes were evacuated. at this point a lot of homeowners have been allowed back in. not in this area. here is why. over my shoulder, see although the hillside is burned. there is fuel for this fire. so if there are any flare-ups it could become another dangerous situation. >> mireya villarreal, thank you very much. norah o'donnell has been talking to delegates about the history they made here tonight. >> hiss toitory it is. i was up there with delegates. four women from missouri who wept with joy. they held hands. hugged each other. one of them said to me it has taken 96 years for women to get the ri

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what forecasters call a heat dome is smotterring much of the nation and here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: fire crews struggled to stop the fast-moving fire from gutting more than a dozen homes. for three days more than 1600 firefighters have been battling the blaze in temperatures as high as 110 degrees. >> that fire came through like a freight train. >> reporter: l.a. county fire chief john trip. >> all the experiences we have seen with fire, that is all out the window. you got to look at the four major fires we've had in this county in six weeks. we have seen fires explode all over this county. so that ready, set, go program is not worked, foarks. it's real. >> the fire was right here, gigantic flames and houses where circled completely. >> reporter: steve and derek own 650 acres in the affected area. flames destroyed several structures used in dozens of hollywood films and tv shows like the gambler and knight rider. >> at some point you know you are defeated and you have to step back and save what you can. we fought as best as we could. helicopters were dropping. and water an

mireya villarreal is there. [ applause ] >> reporter: the stage was set for a celebration. >> today was supposed to be a happy day, but we come here today with tears in our eyes. >> but weighing heavily on the minds and in the hearts in attendance were the images from dallas. los angeles mayor eric garcetti. >> you didn't become police officers out of fear. you became police officers out of hope. you didn't become police officers because you were scared. you became police officers because you love. >> reporter: trina nunnley's daughter felicia was one of 37 new cadets to join the l.a.p.d.. you've seen baton rouge, and minnesota, and now you've seen what happened in texas. police departments are under fire. rees that worry you having a daughter on the department now? >> yes, of course, it worries me and they target the policemen but on another hand, i'm there with her. hi if something happened to her, it's happened to me, too. >> you join a profession today that is at a very difficult crossroads. >> reporter: chief charley beck efrsonally welcomed each new officer. >> have empathy. try t

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as mireya villarreal reports: it's de >>> wildfires are burning in california, forcing thousands to evacuate, and the sand fire outside of los angeles covering 50 mi.2. -- 50 square miles.>> reporter: the destructive fast-moving flames gaining new ground two days after exploding north of los angeles with strong wind and triple digit temperatures repelling the flames through the canyon, after years of drought. as the fire surged toward these string of small communities, the crews dropping retardant from above and firefighters on the ground setting up to protect the people's homes.>> this is the fifth year of the ongoing drought and we have very extreme fire behavior. these are not normal times. >> reporter: they discovered the body of a man in his burned- out car.>> we have lost one like that could of been preventable and when the law enforcement says to evacuate, that means evacuate. >> reporter: but cliff stayed to protect his home. >> i have not been in anything close like this before. >> reporter: why did you stay?>> you work so hard on a piece of property. >> reporter: 1500 homes under a

mae ma mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: l.a.ounty deputy fire chief john tripp. >> i've been in the fire service for 38 years. we've never had this kind of experience in june and july and now what we're going through with the drought. >> reporter: more than 3,000 firefighters are battling the flames in 105 degree heat on the ground and in the air. how close we are to the highway which means we're also close to home. the wind changed directions so many times that the speed of the fire surprised a lot of homeowners. >> it came blowing into and they're having to run out and firefighters having to run in with a blow torch coming at them. we have sympathy for that, but we just cannot put them in harm's way. >> reporter: 2,000 homes were saved that were in the fire's direct path. but fire officials tell us crews are upset they couldn't save amore homes and they couldn't stop what they were doing to help people evacuate that were trofg leave. santa clarita, california. >>> coming up on the "morning news," prince harry opens up about hi

mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: the sand fire has consumed at least 10,000 acres of land a day. almost the equivalent of 10,000 football fields. l.a. county deputy fire chief john tripp. >> i've been in the fire service for 38 years. we've never had this kind of experience in june and july and that's just testimony of what we're going through with the drought. >> reporter: more than 3,000 firefighters are battling the blaze in 105 degree heat. on the ground. and in the air. normally, in areas like this, fire crews would just let the hot spots burn out, but there is a concern because of how close we are to the highway which means we're also close to home. the wind changed directions so many times that the speed of the fire surprised a lot of homeowners. >> it came blowing into their teams. they're having to run out and firefighters having to run in with a blow torch coming at them. we have sympathy for that, but we just cannot put them in harm's way. >> reporter: 2,000 homes were saved that were in the fire's direct path. but fire officials tell us crews on scene felt like they

here is mireya villarreal. ( cheers and applause ) ( bagpipes playing ) p.orter: the stage was set esr a celebration. >> today was supposed to be a happy day, but we come here hday with tears in our eyes. >> reporter: but weighing heavily on the minds and in the hearts in attendance were the images from dallas. los angeles mayor eric garcetti: >> you didn't become police officers out of fear. you became police officers out of hope. you didn't become police ffficers because you were scared. you became police officers because you love. >> reporter: trina nunnley's daughter, felicia, was one of 40 new cadets to join the l.a.p.d. you've seen baton rouge and minnesota. now you've seen what happened in texas. police departments are under eire. r es that worry you having a daughter on the department now? >> yes, of course, it worries me. and they target the policemen, but on the other hand, i'm there with her, so if something happened to her, it happens to me, too. >> you joined a profession today that is at a very difficult crossroads. >> reporter: chief charley b

here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: north of downtown los angeles, a wildfire raged in the santa clarita valley forcing 2,000 people to evacuate. steve little and his family worried they would lose their home. >> all of a sudden the sheriff came by and said you need to get whatever you have, put it in the car and get out of here. >> reporter: crews attacked the flames from the air and on the ground lighting back fires to consume dry brush and prevent the fire from reaching homes. overnight the evacuation orders were lifted. >> it was a little scary, absolutely. but you know, they did such an amazing job. >> we are in an ongoing year round fire season. >> reporter: in the last two months, nearly 100,000 acres have burned in california. los angeles county fire chief darrell osby says this is the most volatile fire season in over a hundred years. >> even though some of the fuels appear to be green, there are five years of death growth. and there is a potential for catastrophic fire. >> reporter: the fire got dangerously close to some of the homes in this neighborhood. you can actually see c

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: southern california fire crews faced a fourth day of relentlesss. the fire consumed 10,000 acres of land a day. almost equivalent of 10,000 football fields. l.a. county deputy fire chief john tripp. >> been with the fire service 38 years never had this in june and july. testimony to what we are going through with the drought. >> more than 3,000 firefighters are battling this blaze in a 105 degree heat. on the ground -- and in the air. 10,000 home are under a mandatory evacuation. the wind changed direction so many times that the speed of the fire surprised a lot of homeowners. >> it came blowing into their communities. they're having to run out. then we have firefighters having to run in with a blow torch coming at them. >> we just cannot put them in harm's way. >> 2,000 homes in the fire's direct path were saved by fire crews. scott, fire officials tell us they felt like they could have saved more homes if they didn't have to stop what they were ,,,, >> senator buckley and i will win this election. don't you forget that. >> harry truman at the la

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here is mireya villarreal. >> reporter: north of downtown los angeles, a wildfire raged in the santa clarita valley, forcing 2,000 people to evacuate. steve little and his family worried they would lose their home. >> all of the sudden the sheriff came by and said you need to get whatever you have and put it in the car and get out of here. >> reporter: crews attacked the flames from the air and on the ground, lighting backfires to consume dry brush and prevent the fire from reaching homes. overnight the evacuation orders were lifted. >> it was a little scary, absolutely. but, you know, they did such an amazing job. >> we are in an ongoing year-round fire season. >> reporter: in the last two months, nearly 100,000 acres have burned in california. los angeles county fire chief daryl osby says this is the most volatile fire season in over 100 years. >> even though some of the fuels appear to be green, there is five years of dead growth underneath those fuels and there is the potential for a catastrophic fire. >> reporter: the fire got dangerously close to some of the homes in this neigh

mireya villarreal is in sherman oaks showing us how some are prepared to cash in.>> well, good morning, the owners here say that legalization could boost their business. if this passes others could follow and would force the federal government to confront this issue. for both sides of this story the stakes are high. >> reporter: the golden state has been a leader in culture and candidate policy. california was the first state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago and now it could become the fifth and largest state to approve recreational use. >> this issue is to get users off the streets that are predators targeting our kids. >> reporter: this initiative has big name backers including gavin newsom and shawn parker. proponents say a 15% retail tax on the drug the california cannabis market could reportedly generate $7 billion a year. groups working for the initiative say legalizing marijuana comes with a cause. >> in colorado we saw an increase in poisoning. an increase in emergency room accidents. and fatal crashes. they overcome any tax revenue you'd get from

mireya villarreal is here with more. >> reporter: basically, all of the vegetation around the fire isrought stricken the last five years. that means as the fires and the flames start to hit this vegetation, it goes up in a matter of second. you add wind gusts to that what you see behind me is what happened. basically, this goes up extremely fast. the hot spots are extremely hot. making it difficult for fire crews to put this thing out. the sand fire is just 10% campaign contained right now and temperatures expected to hit a hundred degrees today this is a hazardous condition for the crews. >> reporter: destructive fast moving flames have gained new ground, two days after exploding north of los angeles. strong wind gusts and nearly triple digit temperatures propelled the claims through canyons parched from years of drought. >> that fire came through like a freight train. >> reporter: as the fire surged toward a string of small communities late sunday, crews dropped retardant and water from above while firefighters on the ground set up to protect people's homes. the fire has already des