>>> in the huge wildfire in southern california . miguel is in palm springs for us tonight.

>> reporter: as you can probably tell here over the last several hours, we have seen steady and at times heavy rain. thunderstorms began to roll in early this morning here in this region. local i'ded flooding has helped the firefighters douse many of the flames. it ''s a big break for the 3,000 plus firefighters battling this fire. at roughly 27,000 acres this blaze has explored many homes. it has cost $20 million to fight. it's 50% contained and evacuation orders have been lifted.