more than 1200 acres have burned since the fire started last of solimar beach. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: dramatic video captures what uvacue ease faced as they drove right past the erupting fire. they were fleeing the small community of solimar beach and a nearby campground battling the traffic as the flames edged closer. >> this is insane! >> why are we stopping! >> reporter: the fire shut downus 101, a major link between los angeles and santa barbara, jumped the highway, and also closed the union pacific rail line. ventura county fire battalion chief fred burris. >> the fire was wind driven with an offshore wind and blew down to the coast. >> reporter: that's where firefighters made their stand, preventing flames from reaching solimar beach, where three dozen upscale homes are sandwiched between the highway and the pacific ocean. >> we're hitting it with everything we've got. we're making an all-out assault especially with the heavy weather. >> reporter: ventura county division chief norm plott says potential downpours driven by el nino may be on

here's a look at solimar beach near ventura. flames burned more than 12- hundred acres -- shutting down parts of two southern california highways. more than seven- hundred firefighters were called out. mandatory evacuations were in place for solimar beach and a voluntary evacuation notice for neighboring areas. while most of the country braves the cold and snow... it's feeling more like spring in new york. temperatures have been reaching the sixties and surfers were drawn to new york city's "rockaway beach" to catch some waves. forecasts show the ocean temperatures were in the low fifties... but it's not stopping people from putting on their wetsuits and diving into the ocean. "probably a little more crowded than i expected it to be but everybody's off work so that's why i figured the crowds would pile up eventually." the warm weather broke records on the east coast... christmas day in new york also hit a new record in mercury levels -- hitting 66! now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) windy and much cooler weather

here's a live look... 900 acres near solimar beach in ventura county. that's about 70 miles northwest of los angeles. authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for solimar, and voluntary evacuations for nearby faria beach. here's some aerials taken earlier of the fire.... the famous pacific coast highway is shut down, and officials have also halted railroad traffic. no word yet on what started this fire. we are tracking this and will continue to bring you the latest updates. thanks carlo... we turn now to a developing story... a valley is desperatly searching for her missing husband againtoday. 72-year-old wallace inkenbrandt was last seen leaving his home to run an errand on thursday. the search has led police all the way to the california state line. as you can imagine, it's been a very emotional few days for the family. his wife says wallace left the house thursday morning and headed to the walmart near craig and mlk. relatives visiting from out of town. at about noon - she got a text from him saying he was almost home - but he never showed up.

mireya: it's been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as the flames exploded this family had just minutes to >> we are probably going to head to santa barbara. i'm 29-years-old. i don't think there's ever been a fire at this hillside here. mirko once the residents escaped -- mireya: once the residents escaped fire crews attacked the fire head on. this video from the ventura county fire department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames containing the fire on the ground. as helicopters dumped water and fire retardant. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo. >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress to the fire and did not lose any structures. mireya: it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. all that remains now are hot spots, calm her winds and relief. mireya villarreal cbs news los angeles. eric: the ground in pavement -- the ground and pavement is dry. >> weather is never more than 5 news this morning. metinka: good m

it is still burning right now in the solimar beach area of california this morning. and this video with the embers on the ground. the television crew in the middle of those flames. >> all of this caused by a downed power line. it's burned more than 1,200 acres of land near a major highway. the good news is the 101 freeway is now re-opened and evacuation orders have been lifted. we'll show you more throughout the morning. do stay chose. like the samsung galaxy s6. only till december 27th. but i think women would agree... watching football together is great... huddling with their man after the game is nice too. the thing is, about half of men over 40 have some degree of erectile dysfunction. well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension. your blood pressure could drop to an unsafe level. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and

fire sparked last night near solimar beach. at last update, cal fire says more than 1,200 acres have burned. mandatory evacuations are in place. a look at video shot by a family last night as they tried to escape the flames, and they did get out of that danger zone safely, but wow, it's a large danger zone down there. firefighters closed a major part of highway 101 last night as the flames burned dangerously close to the roadway. the closure was lifted a few hours ago. firefighters making progress but say the battle is far from over. >> it's a very dynamic fire. the fire's going to resist our control because we're at the end of this drought -- well, hopefully, we're at the end of the drought. the fire's very resentive to spotting, and we're not quite out of the woods yet. >> firefighters say that fire burning in steep terrain -- you're seeing some of the video, you can see that -- making it much more difficult to contain. no injuries reported and no structures have burned. >>> a health care facility in sonoma county suffers dam

alys: a volcano- like eruption lit up the hills above solimar beach in ventura county on the eve of christmas day. 40-50 mile an hour winds shut embers and flames across the 101. news crews were in the fire zone. -- head back to my car. i parked alongside of the freeway. you can see ashes blowing everywhere. i can barely see. standby, we are going to get hit with the water. alys: residents packed up and left as they stared down an inferno inching closer to their homes. >> there's six of us now, we are probably going to head to santa barbara. i don't think there has ever been a fire at this hillside here. alys: in fact, this area hasn't burned since the 1970's. with a nearly five year drought feeding the flames. laura: fortunately, no one from that station was injured in the fire. it's a different story in the south. travel across the texas panhandle and new mexico is limited. few divers were out in amarillo, texas on the snow covered streets. along with high winds. to the west, much of new mexico is dealing with huge snowfall. more than 16 inches have fallen in some parts of that state. up to

nearly 60 homes in the solimar beach community are under mandatory evacuation. >> a very dynamic fire. fire is going to resist our control because we're at the end of the drought, not out of the woods yet. >> more than 600 firefighters and four aircraft are battling the wildfire. now just 10% contained. >>> happening now. east and south of sacramento, mean club after two tornadoes touched down on christmas eve. one hit in modesto, the other in el dorado hills. that's the twister here. reporter francis wong shows despite damage, business owners are picking up the pieces and trying to get back to normal. >> didn't care enough to do anything yesterday because it was christmas. >> reporter: for a guy whose business got hit bay tornado on his day off -- >> this morning i was there at the crack of dawn. >> reporter: you can see he is just as jolly as saint nick. >> it's all over the place. >> reporter: literally. the roof, front porch, railings, blown every by the christmas eve tornado. still he is choosing to see the silver lining of this funnel cloud. >> it was a dry day yesterday, so mos

>> reporter: it's been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as flames exploded this family had minutes to evacuate. >> we're probably going to head to santa barbara. i'm 29 years old. i don't think there's ever been a fire here. >> reporter: once residents escaped crews attacked the fire head on. this video from the ventura county fire department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo -- >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress of the fire and did not lose any structures. >> reporter: it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. all that remains now are hot spots, calmer winds, and relief that a major disaster was avoided. maria villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >>> tensions remain high in chicago after a police officer shot and killed two people this weekend. one of them it appears accidentally. here's anna warner. >> reporter: chicago police admit an officer mistakenly shot and killed

nearly 60 homes in the solimar beach community are under mandatory evacuation. >> a very dynamic fire. fire is going to resist our control because we're at the end of the drought, not out of the woods yet. >> more than 600 firefighters and four aircraft are battling the wildfire. now just 10% contained. >>> happening now. east and south of sacramento, mean club after two tornadoes touched down on christmas eve. one hit in modesto, the other in el dorado hills. that's the twister here. reporter francis wong shows despite damage, business owners are picking up the pieces and trying to get back to normal. >> didn't care enough to do anything yesterday because it was christmas. >> reporter: for a guy whose business got hit bay tornado on his day off -- >> this morning i was there at the crack of dawn. >> reporter: you can see he is just as jolly as saint nick. >> it's all over the place. >> reporter: literally. the roof, front porch, railings, blown every by the christmas eve tornado. still he is choosing to see the silver lining of this funnel cloud. >> it was a dry day yesterday, so mos

>> it's been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as flames exploded this f fily had minutes to evacuate. >> i'm 29 yeerls. i don't think there's been a fire are here. >> once thing firefighters attacks head on. shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo. >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress of the fire and did not lose any structures. >>reporter: it may be another day or two before the fire is spots, calmer winds and relief that a major disaster was avoided. mireya villarreal, cbs news los angeles. >> tensions remain high in chicago, after two people were killed this weekend one apparently accidentally here is anna werner. >> 55-year-old mother of >> reporter: shot and killed a 55-year-old mother of five, bettie jones. shot in the neck as she waited for police to respond to a domestic disturbance. jacqueline walker is her long time childhood friend. >> she was shot down, a beautiful woman, it hurts my hea

county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. grass and bushes extremely dry. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department very dynamic fire - control - since we're at end of this drought. six hundred firefighters are on the scene, with aid coming in by air? but the winds are still a concern. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna whitworth, abc news, ventura county, california. officials expect to spend the next three days getting this fire fully under control. emergency crews had a busy night cleaning up the damage after a historic bridge collapsed in indiana. take a look, crews say the bridge, built i

firefighters in ventura county are working tonight to control a wildfire burning near the community of solimar beach. at one point today smoke and flames closed part of highway 101. the fire has burned more than 1200 acres. it is about 60% contained. firefighters are mounting an all-out effort to control the blaze. >> reporter: kales fire fighting season -- california fire fighting season used to run may to september but now it's more of a year-round battle. this fire started late last night. strong winds pushed the fire down near the coast t. quickly threatened 60 -- fichlt to 60 -- 50 to 60 homes. it jumped a freeway at one point. >> we had motorists making u-turns going opposing directions with others not realizing situation. >> it's their top priority to get the 101 back open. it's a major artery. the fire is threatening several oil fields. emergency crews are -- have an all-out assault. every single fixed wing air tanker in california is now battling this fire. there are concerns about strong winds moving into the area as of saturday afternoon. the cause is under investigation. no injuries so f

they're trying to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes in the solimar beach area. almost 100 houses were evacuated. fred: we have a lot of fuels. lot of light grass, shrubs burning right down on the coast, the solimar community. wendy: firefighters are also keeping a close eye on nearby oil fields, as they deal with difficult terrain, high winds, and very dry conditions. norman: we are trying to cut a line to prevent it from sliding over. >> even though you folks have had pretty good rain in los angeles and orange counties, we've literally had about a tenth of an inch in the last six weeks. wendy: no injuries have been reported. it's unknown what started the fire. wendy gillette, for cbs news. laura: fire officials say less than 10% of the fire is contained. they expect it will take several days to get that fire under control. and parts of the south still recovering from days of heavy rain and excessive flooding. the governor of alabama issued a state of emergency. officials say a tornado may have touched down in birmingham and damaged several homes. in mississippi,

county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. on the ground, firecrews trying to contain the flames - but after four years of drought - there is plenty of fuel - the and it's going to resist our control - since we're at end of this drought. six hundred firefighters are on chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna whitworth, abc news, ventura county, california. back here in the valley all that heavy wind made it to a fallen hiker at red rock canyon. that hiker died after falling almost 100 feet. so far authorities have not released that person's name.... we will keep you updated on this story as we work to learn more. a short scare for passengers aboard a fli

this is solimar beach near ventura. a brush fire in california causes mandatory evacuations this weekend. flames burned more than 12- hundred acres -- southern california highways. fire officials say it's 75-percent contained. their new worry is landslides if rain hits the charred hills. back here in the valley -- it's going to be another cold night. les is here with his first look at weather. another cold night ahead for the las vegas area with temperatures dipping below the freezing mark. outside of our region there is a hard freeze warning in place. skies will be clouding over monday with the spring mountains possibly picking up a few inches of snow. here in the valley temperatures will remain below seasonal. the winds will be light with plenty of sunshine starting tuesday. heading into the final days of 2015 seasonal. up next- the up next- the surviving victim of a deadly shooting on live t-v speaks out... what she had to say about the moment the horrific act took place... as she prepares to head back to work. and t

county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. on the ground, firecrews trying to contain the flames - but after four years of drought - there is plenty of fuel - the grass and bushes extremely dry. sot - norman plott / division this drought. six hundred firefighters are on the scene, with aid coming in by air? but the winds are still a concern. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna whitworth, abc news, ventura county, california. cell phone video shows the damage left to a texas mosque after it erupted in flames. muslims in the houston neighborhood gathered last night for prayers. afternoon and about 80 firefighters worked to

county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. on the ground, firecrews trying to contain the flames - but after four years of drought - there is plenty of fuel - the grass and bushes extremely dry. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department very dynamic fire - and it's going to resist our control - since we're at end of this drought. six hundred firefighters are on chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna county, california. back here in the valley all that heavy wind made it difficult for rescuers to get to a fallen hiker at red rock canyon. that hiker died after falling almost 100 feet. so far authorities have not released that per

"brutal look at this" a volcanic like eruption lit up the hills above solimar beach in ventura county on the eve of christmas day. "we had severe conditions, steady 25 mile and hour winds similar to historic fires on the west coast."news crews were in the thick of the fire zone. 23:51:09 "intense! "brutal look at this" i'm going to the side of the freeway ashes flowing everywhere super intense. i can barely see."despite the intense winds...2 helicopters made water drops in thick smoke, under the cover of darkness.solimar beach residents packed up and left as they stared down an inferno inching closer to their homes.. "theres six of us now we are probably going to head to santa barbara. ... i don't think theres ever been a fire at this hillside here."in fact, this area hasn't burned since the 1970's ...with a nearly five year drought feeding the flames. fire crews have been able to contain about 70 percent of the fire, and the good news is, no homes have been burned. overseas, people there are dealing with *flooding.heavy rains in england have caused massive flooding in northern prime

that fire still burning in the solimar beach area in california this morning.ou can see some of the vantage points, the embers there. this is from camera crews in the middle of the flames. you can almost feel the heat. this hellish scene caused by a downed power line we are now finding out. the good news here this morning is that the 101 or hollywood freeway is now reopened and evacuation orders have been lifted. of course, we are staying on top of this throughout the morning as well. look for an update and more of than incredible footage at the bottom of the hour. >>> also this morning, another controversial shooting by the chicago police department. this time less than 24 hours after the shooting, police are apologizing for accidentally killing a woman. >>> plus, donald trump versus the clintons. trump slams hillary clinton by citing her husband's history of infidelity and things are heating up. we will before you the latest. >>> a scandal for peyton manning. an explosive report accuses the superstar quarterback of doping. he is denying the claims vehemently.

>> reporter: it's been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as flames exploded this family had minutes to evacuate. >> we are probably going to head to santa barbara. i'm 29 years old. i don't think there's ever been a fire at this hillside here. >> reporter: this video from the ventura county fire department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo. >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress of the fire and did not lose any structures. >>reporter: it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. all that remains now are hot spots, calmer winds and relief that a major disaster was avoided. mireya villarreal, cbs news los angeles. >> glor: tensions remain high in chicago, after a police officer shot and killed two people this weekend. one of them, it appears, accidentally. here is anna werner. >> reporter: chicago police admit an officer mistakenly shot and killed 55-year old, mother of five, bet

the solimar beach community of about 30 homes is under a mandatory evacuation order. and wildfires continued to smolder in australia today, after more than 100 homes burned down on christmas-- and officials expect more blazes to come later this season. no one was killed or injured in the fires that scorched a coastline popular with tourists in the australian state of victoria. 1,600 residents and tourists were evacuated. cooler temperatures and rain are expected to keep the wildfires at bay, though officials say the blazes could continue burning for weeks. across northern england today, heavy rains triggered more floods in a region already drenched by a series of storms this month. rivers flowed over their banks and floodwaters coursed through city streets. officials ordered evacuations and issued hundreds of storm warnings across england, scotland and wales. meteorologists say this december has been the rainiest on record in the united kingdom. germany's foreign minister told reporters today, europe needs to strengthen its borders. germany has taken in more than a mi

the fire started shortly after 1:00 this morning near solimar beach in ventura county.ver 1,000- acres and is quickly spreading. 30 homes have been evacuated and mandatory evacuations have been issued for people in the area. more than 500 firefighters are working the fire. >> a stretch of highway 101 is closed as crews are working to put the fire out, likely causing major traffic nightmare for those traveling on the freeway. the american red cross is setting up shelters in the area but firefighters do not know what caused the blaze. and in australia fires there have a caused hundreds of people that leave their homes. at least 116 homes are destroyed. australian officials say no one was injured in the fire. >>> and big news this morning, severe weather hammering the southeast and it just will not let up. here is a look at the widespread flooding and damage it caused throughout several southern states. theme minneapolis are picking up the pieces after 14 tornadoes slammed the state killing seven people. and in tennessee heavy rain and flooding causing dangerous conditions

grassley have got to get out of mireya: it has been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as the flames exploded this family had just minutes to evacuate. >> i'm 29-years-old. i don't think theres ever been a fire at this hillside here. mireya: once the residents escaped crews attacked the fire , head on. this video from the ventura county fire department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo. >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress to the fire and did not lose any structures. mireya: it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. all that remains now are hot spots, colbert -- hot spots calmer winds, and relief. that a major disaster was avoided. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. laura: meteorologist jason sydejko is busy updating our forecast. jason, when will the snow storm jason s: it will be early morning hours, i think. around 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, somewhere in that timeframe. the heaviest will

county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. on the ground, firecrews trying to contain the flames - but after four years of drought - there is plenty of fuel - the grass and bushes extremely dry. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department very dynamic fire - and it's going to resist our by air? but the winds are still a concern. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna whitworth, abc news, ventura county, california. back here in the valley all that heavy wind made it difficult for rescuers to get to a fallen hiker at red rock canyon. that hiker died after falling so far authorities have not released t

1,000 acre fire is being fanned by gusty winds that ignited last night in ventura county near solimar beach. the chp shut down that stretch of 101 as 100 firefighters battled the blaze. more news will be available at a 10:00 a.m. news conference. >>> an uber passenger is dead after their car was hit by a wrong-way driver. police say a toyota was on the wrong side of highway 1 near pacifica when it crashed into the uber. the wrong-way driver died and the uber passenger, identified as jason gillbride of pacifica was killed. uber issued a statement. "we are deeply saddened by this terrible tragedy. this christmas day, our thoughts and prayers are with the families." >>> investigators say a grinch broke into a car in a garage in hillsborough and stole various items, including keys to the homeowner's business up in san francisco. this happened yesterday morning while the victims were asleep. at 3:00 a.m., the thief went to the san francisco business. you can see there on the surveillance video. it's an optometrist office. the security guard asked him what he was doing. he claimed he was the neph

>> reporter: it's been more than 40 years since the coastal community of solimar beach last burned. as flames exploded this family had minutes to evacuate. >> we're probably going to head to santa barbara. i'm 29 years old. i don't think there's ever been a fire here. >> reporter: once residents head on. this video from the ventura county fire department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo -- >> despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress of the fire and did not lose any structures. >> reporter: it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. all that remains now are hot that a major disaster was avoided. maria villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >>> tensions remain high in chicago after a police officer shot and killed two people this weekend. one of them it appears accidentally. here's anna warner. >> reporter: chicago police admit an officer mistakenly shot and killed a 55-year-old mother of five, betty jones. jones was reportedly

mandatory evacuations are in place for the solimar beach community, these images from a couple hours ago, the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. stick with abc 7 news for updates on this story and be sure to follow us on twitter @abc7newsbayarea. >>> now to breaking news out of the north bay, a health center in guerneville is gajd after a fire ripped through the building. the fire started at the russian river health center. firefighters arrived to see flames gusting flew the front of the center and coming out the elevator shaft. there is extensive damage that will cost at least half a million dollars to fix. fortunately they were able to save some computers and medicine supplies, however, no word on any injury. >>> developing news out of palo alto this morning. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. it happened just before 9:30 last night near forest and middlefield. police say they received a call of a disturbance at a home on forest avenue where a person wanted to hurt someone. when officers arrived, the suspect charged at them, armed with a knife. the offic

fire in southern california is threatening dozens of homes its burning more than 900 acres near solimar beach in ventura county. that's about 70 miles northwest of los angeles. authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for the area the famous pacific coast highway has also been shut down --- officials have also halted railroad traffic for the time being. no word yet on what started the fire. back here at home, winter weather patterns have been turned upside down. from record breaking temperatures back east to tornados in the south reid binion has more on the extreme conditions this holiday season --reporter pkg-as follows-- rain has pounded parts of alabama on this christmas day. weather service says a tornado hit the birmingham area, doing significant damage. the state's governor declaring a state of emergency because of widespread flooding. officials say more than 100-homes there were damaged because of the flooding. georgia saw heavy flooding as well. this, as parts of mississippi were put under a flash flood watch, just days after deadly tornadoes ripped through several souther

they're trying to keep the fire from spreading to neerby homes in the solimar (soul- uh-mahr) beach area. almost 100 houses were evacuated. (sot: fred burris/ventura county fire department) "we have a lot of fuels, lot of light grass, shrubs burning right down on the coast in and amongst the structures in the solimar community." firefighters are also keeping a close eye on nearby oil fields, as they deal with difficult terrain, high winds and very dry conditions. (sot: norman plott/ventura actually have had- even though you folks have had pretty good rain in los angeles and orange counties, we've literally had about a tenth of an inch in the last 6 weeks." no injuries have been reported. it's unknown what started the fire. wendy gillette, for cbs news.//// ((sharie johnson)) > fire officials say less than 10 percent of the fire is contained. they expect it will take several days to get the fire under control./// ((sharie johnson)) > the wind gusts fueling those flames are part of the same system... hitting southern nevada right now. keely breland has been tracking the system in the weath

battling the blaze.they're trying to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes in the solimar (soul-uh-mahr) beach area.almost 100 houses were evacuated.(sot: fred burris/ventura county fire department) "we have a lot of fuels, lot of light grass, shrubs burning right down on the coast in and amongst the structures in the solimar community."firefighters are also keeping a close eye on nearby oil fields, as they deal with difficult terrain, high winds and very dry conditions.(sot: norman plott/ventura county fire department) "we actually have had- even though you folks have had pretty good rain in los angeles and orange counties, we've literally had about a tenth of an inch in the last 6 weeks."no injuries have been reported.it's unknown what started the fire. fire officials say 60 percent of the fire is contained, and expect it will take several days to get it completely under control. the national weather service is now *confirming that tornadoes touched down in *califorina this week. this is cell phone video taken in northern califnia near the folsom area. the national weather service says the t

authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation orders for solimar, and voluntary evacuations for nearby faria beach. parts of the famous pacific coast highway is shut down, and officials have also halted railroad traffic. no word yet on what started this fire. we'll continue to follow this and bring you the latest. we turn now to a developing story... a valley family is desperatly husband and father again today. 72-year-old wallace inkenbrandt was last seen leaving his home to run an errand on thursday. the search has led police all the way to the california state line. as you can imagine, it's been a very emotional few days for the family. his wife says wallace left the house thursday morning and headed to the walmart near craig and mlk. he wanted to buy food for relatives visiting from out of town. at about noon - she got a text from him saying he was almost home - but he never showed up. family members immediately began searching the area. they found nothing after hours and called police. cops traced his phone to an area near the state line -but they have yet to find it or him. his family is ext

authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation orders for solimar, and voluntary evacuations for nearby faria beach...flames are threatening homes in those areas. no word yet on what started this fire. we turn now to a developing highway is shut down, and officials have also halted railroad traffic. no word yet on what started we turn now to a developing story... a valley woman is desperatly searching for her missing husband again today. 72-year-old wallace inkenbrandt was last seen leaving his home to run an errand on thursday. the search has led police all the way to the california state line. as you can imagine, it's been a very emotional few days for the family. his wife says wallace left the house thursday morning and headed to the walmart near craig and mlk. he wanted to buy food for relatives visiting from out of town. at about noon - she got a text from him saying he was almost home - but he never showed up. family members immediately began searching the area. they found nothing after hours and called police. cops traced his phone to an area near the state line -but they have yet to find it

battling the blaze.they're trying to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes in the solimar (soul-uh-mahr) beach area.almost 100 houses were evacuated.(sot: fred burris/ventura county fire department) "we have a lot of fuels, lot of light grass, shrubs burning right down on the e coast in and amongst the structures in the solimar community."firefighters are also keeping a close eye on nearby oil fields, as they deal with difficult terrain, high winds and very dry conditions.(sot: norman department) "we actually have had- even though you folks have had pretty good rain in counties, we've literally had about a tenthf an inch in the last 6 weeks."no injuries have been reported. it's unknown what started the fire.wendy gillette, for cbs fire officials say less than 10 percent of the fire is tained, and expect it will take several days to get it under control. back here in eastern iowa, police in waterloo are investigating g two separate reports of shots fired. police tell cbs 2 news, the first was a call from the 500 block of keystone street around 2-15 yesterday afternoon. they say someone in a car