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it's smoky where you are. >> it's spokey and a lot of fog up here. crews are still here on the scene of this early morning two- alarm fire. just to make sure there are no additional flareups. they say as soon as they stone away, something smolders. when crews arrived on scene, they saw a home fully engulfed in flames. the response time was quick because the fire station is less than a padlock away. according to neighbors, the house has been under construction for six months. once they stepped out, they could smell and see the flames. >> i went to the backyard and saw a wall of flames. the flames were 75 to 100 feet high and glowing. >> reporter: this being fire season, crews were in the neighborhood last week inspecting homes making sure there is defensive space around the homes and veg stage cut back. and crews warn the fire could have been much worse. also, the weather played a huge factor in preventing shaling it from burning. >> we had wild land to burn but it burned very slowly because of the high humidity. we are fortunate that we do have the c

but as firefighters work their way through the smoky foothills here, the end is nowhere in sight. fact, firefighters say that they are not only trying to protect homes, they are also trying to protect some critical firelines. in fact, we are going to go ahead and take a look at some live pictures. along those firelines are in fact power lines that could affect the entire state of california if they go down. fire officials say they are keeping a very close eye on them. again, this fight is far from over. reporting live in palmdale, i'm karen brown, now elizabeth back to you. >> thanks, karen. concord police are looking for two men who tried to kidnap a woman yesterday. she says they were in a white car, possibly a four-door honda sink with a black rear bumper with a red temporary registration sticker on the rear window. the woman said she was walking along sunshine drive when the passenger ordered her into the car. when she refused, he grabbed her arm. now, she said he let go after she punched him in the face. >>> more than 100 people are under arrest in a massive marijuana raid in

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