CNN: Thousands Flee Wildfire in the Heart of Los Angeles

BLITZER: "But first, the wildfires raging out of control in southern California. Senators Sara sidner is at the scene of the newest blaze burning right now in the heart of Los Angeles. Sara, crews are working to try to get a handle on this fire before the winds pick up in the next few hours. 
SIDNER: "Yeah, it is absolutely a difficult job and right now we’re about to have another drop from the sky to try to tame this area that is burning. We’re in a very exclusive part of bel-air. This is the vineyards. You’re looking at the vineyard there, a structure there, not a home, but a structure billowing smoke. It looks like they’re about to do another drop from the air to try to tame that so that no other home catches fire because of it. All along this ridge, beyond this, we are seeing house after house that is in danger. A couple of them are on fire and smoldering out at this hour. But this has been a very difficult time for firefighters because there are thousands of firefighters not only in this area but across Los Angeles and into Ventura county trying to battle blazes and none of them, none of them have been contained. They are doing the best job they can. One thing that has helped them for right now is the winds have died down, but we are expecting these winds to pick up very rapidly. As they do there will likely be more evacuations as these fires continue to burn all across dozens and dozens and dozens of miles."