David's t.v.-Watching-News Updates

David's t.v.-Watching-News Updates regarding Malibu Wildfire Spread:
[picture: There is no fog in So-Cal... that is smoke from the fire... not smog].
- 250,000 people evacuated

- Predicted to last till late
Friday...
earliest

- Deployed 400+ firefighters in SD






- Witch Creek and Harris is where the fire is strongest now. NW and SW of us.

-Burning about 100,000 acres, or 156 square miles, in San Diego County, said SD county Supervisor Ron Roberts. Across the region, 40,000 acres, or 62 square miles, had burned by Sunday.

- Many evacuation centers are closed due to the massive amount of people in it.

- Wind gust 80mph, wind is dangerous and causes fire to spread increasingly faster. (in Irvine its super windy from the fire too.. HOT winds.)

- They are now opening Qualcomm Stadium for more evacuees.

- Mesa College, UCSD, SDSU, are all also closed for tomorrow. The week is yet to be decided.

-La Jolla is in voluntary evacuation and 10 mins away from where David lives is evacuating.
[they are packing to go to the evacuation center just in case]

-"President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in Southern California Tuesday in response to the raging wildfires and ordered federal officials to work with local authorities to bring aid to the fire-stricken region." >>http://www.10news.com

- Harris Fire has spread from 22,000 acres to 70,000 acres.

- "Up to 10,000 people stayed at Qualcomm Stadium overnight after being evacuated from their homes due to San Diego's devastating wildfires, officials said Tuesday." >>http://www.10news.com

- Witch Creek Fire spreads from 100,000 acres to 145,000 acres. UPDATE: 231,000 acres
SD total spread is roughly 310,000 acres and 513,000 evacuated.

- "Smoke billows to the sky above where fires are spreading near houses in Stevenson Ranch, California. More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate across California on Tuesday as ferocious wildfires raged unchecked for a third day, destroying more than 1,000 homes." (AFP/Getty Images/J. Emilio Flores)

"With smoke from a wildfire billowing in the sky above him, California Gov. Arnold
Schwar-
zenegger
speaks to reporters in Lake Arrowhead, Calif, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

- "...At least $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone, officials said Wednesday, as easing wind gave firefighters hope that they begin to gain ground against the flames." >>more on article

- " [President] Bush is traveling to California on Thursday to see for himself how the disaster is unfolding and how Washington's efforts to help are working...." >>more on article

- President Bush signed a major disaster declaration for California in the wake of the wildfires that have charred about 426,000 acres, or about 665 square miles.

- more updates coming soon..