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Live from americas news headquarters im trace gallagher. strong winds are creating problems for firefighters battling the carr fire in northern california. its already claimed two lives. mandatory evacuations remain in effect for the city of shasta lake and its 10,000 residents. nearly 5,000 homes are threatened. 55 have already been destroyed in shasta lake. the fire has already burned nearly 45,000 acres and its only 3% contained. the carr fire began monday. twitter stock plunging more than 20...

Its the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. welcome back, everybody. it is a state of emergency in northern california as firefighters battle the so-called car fire. the fast-moving wildfire has killed at least one person and destroyed more than a dozen structures so far. residents in redding, california, a city of 92,000 people, are making emergency evacuations as the fire is approaching them. right now more than 2,000 firefighters are working to contain the flames. ...

Picture of the forecast, whether or not mother nature is helping the firefighters in california? >> no, that exploded and it will be a big story. when we get to daylight and show you the number of homes that have burned, the number will go up dramatically. we have confirmation of 15 that burned. i have seen video on facebook and twitter of numerous houses in neighborhoods on fire and they cant give us estimates on how many have been burned because theyre trying to get people to safety. they say ...

Then it will be gone. and our friends in kansas. the weekend looks quiet but we will keep eyes out to the west. it was only last year we had had the devastating fire kill so many in the middle of the night. hopefully we are avoiding that situation right now. it is all hands on deck getting people evacuated and animals, too. shelters for animals are being opened. >> bill, quickly, how does the weather need to shift or change in order to benefit the people out there so the fire calms down? >> redd...

Issue needs further review. in 2012 automakers and federal regulators agreed to increase vehicle efficiency to an average of 34.5 miles per gallon with that number rising yearly until it hits 54.5 miles per gallon mark by the end of 2025. lets switch gears, get a check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, what have you got? >> i want to show you some of the pictures. overnight the carr fire really exploded. it busted through the fire lines. all of the fire personnel, over 1...

On this front. it will head through the east. this is at 5:00 p.m. if you are in the washington, d.c. area, the baltimore, philadelphia, harrisburg, once again, in new york city, this is the area of concern for the strong thunderstorms. not everyone is going to get hit. it will only last about a half hour to 45 minutes, but we could get strong, gusty winds with it when it comes through, enough to knock out power and knock down trees. again, thats about 5:00 to 8:00 is the target for the i-95 cor...

To the west, and this was right around sunset last night. so this fire just very serious. we know officially there have been injuries for firefighters and civilians, they have been brought to the hospital. we know one firefighter that perished in the fire, a bull dozer operator. when the pictures come in at daylight it probably will be worse because we know numerous structures have been on fire and the police and fire just going door to door trying to get people out and get them to safety as fas...

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