KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Following more breaking news right now. President Trump has declared a state of emergency in California. Fierce winds and dry conditions fueling a half dozen wildfires now there. Nearly 200,000 people have already been forced to leave their homes. The images coming out are devastating. Joining me now from Ventura, California, where the worst of the fires in the state is burning is CNN's Stephanie Elam watching all of this play out. Stephanie, what are you seeing where you are?</s>STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's devastation once you get into these communities, Kate, and see what the fires have done, basically racing down the streets and taking out homes along the way. Here at this fire, the largest fire burning in the state, the Thomas Fire. Right now, I can tell you we got new numbers, 132,000 acres have been burned by this fire and the containment is up but only to 10 percent on this fire. That's why we are seeing the requests from the governor for federal assistance from President Trump to help out with these fires here because this is one of six that is still burning here in southern California. We saw that fire yesterday in San Diego, 4,000 acres there, as well, and also losing homes just as they are doing that here as well. The fires are continuing to grow and that is the concern as the winds will pick up later in the day. That's part of the issue. The issue is containing these and if other fires start. And we're not looking for the winds to die down at all until perhaps tomorrow afternoon at some point. Still very much in the thick of it here in California -- Kate?</s>BOLDUAN: The winds last night were just -- they were whipping up last night and looks like you still got more to come. Great to see you, Stephanie. Thank you. Still ahead for us, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke firing back at reports he used government helicopter to travel around the Washington area, calling the story complete garbage. Where did he fly? What's the garbage? The details ahead.
Trump Declares State of Emergency in California