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Meantime up on capitol hill as son hunter biden is sitting for what could be a very long deposition with congressional lawmakers takers, and Scorched Earth in texas. Very dangerous wildfires have now exploded. One of them burning three acres every second hello, im wolf blitzer in washington in euro, the cnn newsroom we, begin this hour with President Biden over at the Walter Reed Medical Center outside washington, dc in bethesda, maryland. Thats where hes currently getting his annual physical ex...

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Is just how reliable these reports are about al baghdadi his death well miranda the news of baghdad hes killing should be tape handled with a bit of care really over the last few years there have been several claims that but he had been killed in 2017 for example Russian Forces said that he had likely been killed in a russian as strike in syria and as we just saw in that report he is very elusive i mean hes a fugitive he doesnt make many public appearances so over the last few years theres been ...

Flanks crews are in there right now with heavy equipment, bulldozers theyre putting in direct containment line and thats being backed up by firefighters on the ground, ensuring that all the hotspots are cooled behind him well, chief solera, thank you for taking the time. >> we know that you guys have a herculean effort out there. we really appreciate you i thank you, guys i appreciate your time as well thank you. all right. if you were watching the program yesterday, you may have been holding yo...

Flare up in riverside county. even pushing flames to jump the containment line, threatening homes and forcing evacuations in the middle of the night. in orange county, winds knocking trees and power lines down, igniting several fires spreading to homes. california suffering from decades of drought and dry conditions made worse by climate change. and the threat to homes tonight only increased by the holiday festivities. >> we respond to more residential fires on thanksgiving than we do any other ...

Down the hillside and through the containment line, you cant stop it. it is like a siege weapon, it sets off a blaze below where you hope to find the fire back. all of this is what firefighters are calling a crazy condition. >> well stay on it p nbcs jacob ward. beautiful lake tahoe, thank you so much for your reporting. quick break for us. well be right back. reporting quick break for us well be right back.

It sounds like something crashing through the forest. >> reporter: this is the view from underneath the intense skies created by the bootleg fire. just as firefighter eric west was pulled back for safety. is there any fear in it or adrenaline kicks in? >> adrenaline sure, yeah. if you have fear of this, this isnt the job for you. >> reporter: more humid air and wind shifts are helping firefighters up the containment levels. but the ground is so dry, the fire is still not under control. you can s...

Moderating. so containment is sitting at 38%. we really had a break in the weather in the last couple of days. crews around all parts of the fire have been able to get a lot of work done and essentially we put out the fire by building a containment line around the perimeter. we dont put out the interior. so we work exclusively on the perimeter, and that work has been progressing well. were making good and steady progress, particularly on the south zone of the fire. >> can you, marcus, explain wh...

There. we dont want the fire getting out ever our containment line. >> theyre looking at power lines as a possible source of the flames. washington, d.c. court dropped charges against jane fonda after she was arrested during a climate change -- its the fourth arrest in the last month for the 81-year-old actress. she plans to continue protests through january. another horse has died at a racetrack in california. its the 37th horse death at santa anita park since last december. there is new ...