so some unburned areas need to repalmulate. at the same time throauthorities want to wind down shelters. hundreds of people are camping in tents and cars and surviving on donations. >> we're going to have a second crisis out here if we don't get some answers. >> reporter: volunteers are already worried about rain. >> we need someone to step in and show us how we're going to have a phase 2 strategy. >> they'll be opening in a sears store on chico on friday. >> to help get documents restored, answered questions, fema can handle a multiitute of services that people need now. >>> a new development for cal fire. you'll recall, power lines were imlicated there but the official -- implicated there but the official cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> the numbers just keep rising. >> and we have a sense of dread because we'll expect those numbers to go up as they get further and 4th into the hills. it will be a place for people to come and really work on that and hopefully they'll get closure. >>> president trump plans to

. >> there's still areas that are unburned and we are in those areas. we're in place to keep it from spreading. >> reporter: as crews do what they can to keep fighting this wildfire, law enforcement is on patrol in paradise. there have been reports of looting, but so far no arrests. >> i was able to manage to save my house and the neighbor's house next door. >> reporter: shane bender stayed behind when the fire swept through on thursday. >> what's more overwhelming is when you drive through the neighborhoods and its almost 95% of paradise is at a loss. >> reporter: and those that evacuated and got separated from their families are reuniting at local shelters. >> you look at what you have and you have all each other and that's what counts. >> reporter: janice clark has all she needs now, her son says after fearing the worse, he's never been happier. >> she's here now that's all that matters so -- the best birthday gift i got this year. >> reporter: shelters are full in the area and neighboring cities are trying to help out to find places for people to st

house is on a slope but is gone, they haven't been allowed inside barricades yet and to retrieve the unburned cars. >> we haven't been there to see it and assess damage and we're afraid of what's going to happen when the rain comes. >> i was preparing for fire, i didn't think about rain, i didn't cover anything or protect anything. >> the plate window, looking out my garden, it was a dream house. >> some survivors got home to stay, even with his truck, tools and the house he built, gone, keith came back and after nine days in a friend's apartment, spent one night sleeping, sitting up in his truck until friends camp with a keeps and pink slip with the suv. >> i had a good night sleep last night. >> he's making due and would rather be here in the shelter because of his dog. they can't be separated not after sheltering in a field, fire everywhere, and embers burning his clothes. >> it's scary, i shut my eyes and see fire everywhere. i mean it was like everywhere. ike everywhere. >>> well, if you plan to head to lake tahoe to thanksgiving, it's advised you leave before this afternoon, it's expect

they have not been allowed inside barricades to sift through the ashes or retrieve unburned cars. we have not been allowed up there to assess damage. >> i was really preparing for the fire. i didn't think about rain so i didn't cover anything or protect anything. >> five by eight plate window looking out at the garden. >> reporter: some survivors got home to stay. even with his truck, tools and house gone, keith bristow came back with a friend, spent one night sleeping in his truck until church friends showed up with a pink slip to a suv. >> it was cozy and warm and i got a good night sleep last night. >> reporter: he'd rather be here with his dog. they candidate be separated, not -- sheltering in a field, embers everywhere. >> it was scary. i still see it when i close my eyes at night. >> reporter: even if rain turns bristow's place muddy, the solitude seems soothing to him. people have different reasons to go it alone. the six red cross sheller, three full and the two that do have space are a half hour away. that's another reason the campers may not want to leave. when it burns

but there's no smoke going up in the air, it's not a complete burn, it's a large area and areas of unburn file that still exist but containment is the line around the fire that basically delineates no more forward progress and as we move around that perimeter we put in scratch line so we separate the burn fuel from the unburned fuel and we continue to lay progressive hose lays around the fire. in essence, we make sure that no fire debris, hot debris does not spill outside of the outer perimeter and make it into unburned fuel. eric: can you explain and describe the viewers where that perimeter is now and where the danger continues? >> well, the perimeter goes all the way down if you go dowrn perimeter along malibu canyon and roughly along the decker canyon north which is approaching the ventura county line to -- and then across 101 freeway to county line up to 118 freeway, very, very large area approximately 20 miles across, hundreds of square miles in total and involves primarily the county of los angeles. eric: and. >> those homes still in danger in terms of that burn? >> well, there was

he are unburned, a in those areas. there's still uncontrolled fire ge it from fhting this wildfire, lawnt is on there have been reports of looting, but so far no arrests. >> i was able to save my house and the neighbor's house next door. >> reporter: shane bender stayed behind when the fire swept through on thursday. >> what's more overwhelming is when you drive through the neighborhood and 90% to 95% of paradise is at a loss. >> reporter: and those who evacuated and got separated from their families are reuniting at local shelters. >> you look at what you have and you have all each other, and that's what counts. >> reporter: janice clark has all she needs now. her son says after fearing the worst he's never been happier. >> she's here now. so that's all that matters. best birthday gift i got this year. >> reporter: now, shelters are full in this area, but surrounding areas are trying to pitch in to makem people who need a place to stay. reporting lhurdin nbc bay area . >> okay. thank you, cheryl. such a difficult situ

their house on a slope is gone but they have not been allowed inside barricades to retrieve unburned cars. >> we have not been up there to see it or assess damage. we're afraid of what will happen when the rain comes. >> i was preparing for fire so i didn't think about the rain. i didn't cover anything. i'm worried about the things left behind. >> 5 by 8 plate window looking out at my garden. >> reporter: some survivors got home to stay. even with a truck, tools and the house he built gone, keith bristow came back after nine days and spent one night sleeping in his truck until church friends showed up with keys to an suv. >> i got a good night's sleep last night. >> reporter: he'd rather be she his dogs. they cannot be separated after sheltering in a field. >> it was scary. i'm still having a hard time closing my eyes at night >> reporter: the solitude seemed soothing. people have different reasons to go it alone, stay outdoor, but advocates say the threat of wintry weather has chased many inside. >> there were about 300 and now we're probably down to about 80. of those 808 there is

crews a previously unburned piece of land went up in flames, another reminder of the fire's unpredictabilitye strong windss to taper off soon but there's concern about rain in the forecast which could trigger mudslides heather: critics slamming outgoing governor jerry brown as investigators look at whether faulty powerlines are to blame for the wildfires, the democrat vetoed a bipartisan bill in 2016 aimed at lessening the risk of wildfires from utilities and power lines. key leadership roles in other news up for grabs. on capitol hill all eyes on the house public and leadership race where kevin mccarthy is the favorite to stay on as minority leader despite a challenge from jim jordan. the house speaker vote will not come until later this month. nancy pelosi fighting to hold off a rebellion from the left incoming lawmakers hoping for a fresh face and commitment to end bipartisan gridlock. the 78-year-old nancy pelosi was speaker of the house from 2007-2011. the senate votes today but major changes are not expected. much more on all that coming up. the race for house minority leader comes dow

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you the winds,, the problem is this will turn into a bigger fire, right in the middle of a lot of unburned vegetation. >> when you have fire dictated by wind, it does not necessarily consume the fuel that runs across. so, it can consume a 50%, 25% of it but, when humidity goes down, temperatures go back up without a wind event. some of that fuel not consumed when the fire went through with the wind event could actually reignite. >> reporter: while that goes on, in place is totally destroyed, the grim task of finding bodies continues with no end in sight, given that more than 200 people remain unaccounted for. the expectation is that far more than 29 have died. >> that's what makes this so dangerous. this beast hasn't been tamed, yet. and, we've got a long road ahead of us. >> reporter: the thing that's important is, this is a very tight town that we are talking about. so the fact that people are calling in, or cannot be called to, suggests something very, very ominous. one more thing i want to tell you. i have done some calculating, doing the most recent and certified figures from californ

that means a third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and 80% of coal reserves will be unburned.o a lot of fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground. at the same time, the international energy agency which i think has done the best projections around different climate scenarios, different polycitra policy trajectories, they said even in a 2° world, fossil fuels will still account for 20% of our energy needs. there will be winners and losers in this scenario. the overall pie will shrink but it's not going to go away in the next 20 years, so we need to understand who is better positioned and who is worse positioned. second, you know, the oil and gas sector itself is energy intensive in the amount of emissions that it produces. we are seeing globally an increase of carbon pricing schemes and regulations that either tax or cap and trade policies put a price on carbon. so this means there's increasing need for companies to be aware of their own emissions, how they are managing those, how they are managing those as a cost now and increasingly into the future. the third trend we l

>> the point is to take the unburned fuel away from the main fire and to create a buffer zone from hittingand jumping to the north. >> reporter: what the conditions like today. can you talk about the fire lines? >> fire is still very aggressive. it is moving a critical rate of spread. and they are trying to do some property control and instruction protection. but life safety is our number one issue. >> reporter: what does the fire of paradise look like? >> the town of paradise is, i hate to use the word, but devastated. >> reporter: what is like for you to see this area affected in this way. >> is it hard. a lot of our members have lost their houses. we're just trying to take care of people. that's what we do and it takes our mind off all the loss that we've seen. >> reporter: thank you very much for all of you are doing. i appreciate it t i want to ask family members that are concerned that may have loved ones in the area, what advice do you give to them? >> heed the evacuation warnings. this fire is very dangerous. it is a large animal. it is doing what it wants to do. get out of the way