 It is called the Thompson Fire. It's chased thousands from their homes in Butte County in Northern California. A dozen or so wildfires are burning in California as a heat wave sends the mercury soaring, not only in California, but across a vast area. The southern U.S. will be 90 to around 100 from Texas and a portion of North Carolina. But the West Coast is where we have the hottest temperatures. So portions of California, especially like the Valley area,