BASH: Breaking news in Southern California where wind-driven wildfires have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. The state of emergency has been declared in Ventura County where the largest of the fires burned. The Thomas Fire is more than twice the size of Washington, D.C. And it is showing little sign of slowing down. And that's where CNN's Stephanie Elam is. And Stephanie, firefighters are trying very hard to beat back the flames there. What's the status?</s>STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Dana. Well, you take a look at how they've been fighting. This hillside behind me was completely engulfed in flames overnight. When we first got out here, we watched the firefighters fight. And I have to tell you, we were not so sure that they were going to be able to save this little town of La Conchita but they did except for one abandoned building that burned. So a major fire fight here and you see the firefighters are out here still watching it. And that's just the issue because these winds are still picking up. They're expected to be 50 to 80 miles per hour as the day goes on. And what happens, they'll catch those embers and they can fly them in other directions and we could get new fires. We were seeing that overnight, watching the firefighters immediately attack those hot spots. But the problem is these winds are going to continue through Saturday and that's the danger here in California moving ahead, Dana.</s>BASH: Stephanie Elam, thank you so much for that reporting. And you see Stephanie wearing that mask to protect her and obviously our crew is doing the same. We wish everybody out there well. Thank you so much for joining us on INSIDE POLITICS. Wolf Blitzer takes over after a quick break.
Southern California Under Siege From Wildfires.