Extreme drought, excessive winds helped spark the California fires

High winds intersecting with historic drought ranges are contributing to the damaging circumstances that sparked the a number of fires raging within the Los Angeles space. Dr. Helen Holmlund, an assistant professor of biology at Pepperdine University, joins CBS News with extra on the intense circumstances.

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