. >> i'm philip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> deadly wildfires are racing through california. this weekend's winds came in less powerful than expected allowing firefighters to better contain the fires which have already scorched over 217,000 acres. morg morgan radford has more. >> reporter: 11,000 firefighters gaining ground one week after the blaze started just as coroners rush in sweeping the burn zone. the death toll rising. at least 40 now deceased, making this the deadliest week for wildfires in california history. 75,000 remain evacuated, hundreds still missing. >> this has been a massive undertaking. >> first responders working around the clock. >> we have heard instances of firefighters going in and pulling people out of their bed. that's specially difficult when you have elderly. >> four more victims were over 70. another that died. 75-year-old carmen beriz who was on vacation with her husband. unable to see through the smoke, the childhood sweethearts held each other in the pool as the flames roared around them. >> they were taking breaths and holding themselves unde