we have democrats nowrying to flip 23 congressional house seats. seven in california. key battleground state here. what is happning in those races? >> they're becoming tight sfwl very tight.k let's l at congressional district 39. redistricting has made the population shift. it's 68% peoplof lor. rt 30% asian pacific islander. the reason i point that out is because a across the country and in california primary there have been late surges and pollste and people have been surprised. by those who made it through primaries without establishment su. in fact one of three of the nominees that are on the november ballot are women of color. people who came through without democratic party blessing. what's happening in orange county is that a sort of similar suation. where we have a heavily people of color population. and so it's all about turn out. and pollsters are saying it's slightly republica advantage. they're not looking at the incredible g wwth ofen and women of color. in that district alone. that will be the x factor. they're not counting it now. he it's thert of the re

they are nowry lyingn tfirefighg on the firefighters to keep their houses safe. >> it is called the snell fire and is out of control tonight. southeast of middleton near butts canyon. it sparked at 2:30 this afternoon and 180 structures are threatened. it is only 10% contained. andrea nakano is this on the front lines tonight. >> reporter: it's quite a seen here in the community as you can see behind me. the fire is literally in the backyards of these homes, rghlyn this community in danger. the snell fire started around 2:30 this afternoon. ten air tankers, dozers, hand crews, and 60.th arende bare ye, sir sa has a history of wildfires and firefighters are well aware of dangers they pose to communities that have one way in and out. >> it's unfortunate we've had the incidents in this area. on the flip side we know what the weather is going to do. we know what the terrain is like out here. we know where to deploy resources. we're hoping to use a lot of the history and knowledge of this area to get this fire under control as quickly as possible. >> reporter: robert lopez was working in napa

. >> reporter: his mom nowrying to protect his financial future. kent nbc news, new york. >> that's wild. >> it is, but it's happening more and more everyday. >>> much more news ahead on news 4 today. hour-by-hourudes an look at your forecast with look at your forecast with auryn look at your forecast with auryn (music throughout) >>> 7:00 on the dot on this sunday morning. look a r your screeht there. hurricane florence or soon to bc hue florence gaining strength. the threat in the atlantic is getting stronger and we are tracking how it could affect all of us. >>> a swimmer disappears and search crews are hoping they can get back onhe water and find a man lost i the priver. >> and a how a family was able to get o of their home just minutes before it exploded. . >> but first let's talk to lauryn, we have some fog out there. >> heavy fog has blanketed the regi region. just minutes ago when i was doing my forecast you could see everything from the camera and now you can't. it's going to be a foggy day and a windy day as well steady rain will push thr