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Firefighters in northern california are working around the clock to tame the deadly carr wildfire that has doubled in size over the last few days. its seven times the size of manhattan. its visible from space. these are nasa images. its spanning more than 100,000 acres, bringing destruction all over. now, new concern for firefighters. the fire is so large, its actually creating a weather system of its own. lets go to dan simon who is there for us. thats stunning. seven times the size of manhatta...

You see all this charred debris. as you can imagine, the cleanup is just going to be immense. back to you. >> oh, my god. just look at that. absolutely leveled. ashes everywhere. have you met any of the residents of that neighborhood yet? >> reporter: we have. we see them, you know, in evacuation shelters. we see them out and about throughout the community. theyre not letting people in here yet. only journalists can get in here, and of course all the firefighters and crews. at this point, its to...

Its a coming. the fire is coming in the back door. come on, grandpa. im right down the road. he said, come and get us. emily said, i love you, grandpa. and junior says, i love you. come and get us. come and get us. i said, im on my way. my wife was the greatest woman in the world and my grandkids were excellent. >> a heartbreaking story from 76-year-old man, rather, that you just heard describing a final phone call with his loved ones. he lost his wife and two grandchildren in that massive wild ...

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In the world and my grand kids were excellent. >> ed says he did everything he could to try to get to the house, but by the time he got close, the police blocked the streets. he says his wife covered the two grand kids with wet blankets to try to protect them, but the story shows how fast the fire enveloped the community. they likened it to a tornado with flames. crews made progress over the weekend. containment now at 17%. this is one of the neighborhoods that was levels in is lake redding esta...

Emily said i love you, grandpa. junior says i love you. come and get us. i said im on my way. i said he talked until he died. >> seven people are still listed as missing. we get more from dan simon. >> reporter: dave and laura, conditions are challenging. we are beginning to hear officials express optimism about the overall effort. 3,500 firefighters working the lines and it seems to be paying off. in the meantime, we are in the lake redding estates neighborhood. the house behind me has been des...

In a fashion that can be sustained for decades and decades and decades. why cant we just keep that going? >> reporter: so he and his fellow bear lovers will try to stop the invasion through persuasion. but the clock is ticking. as army engineers rush to review their plans, pebble hopes to get their permit and a wave of new investors by the fall of 2020. right before donald trumps next election. bill weir, cnn, alaska. we are continuing to closely monitor the fire situation in california tonigh...

I said im on my way. i said he talked until he died. >> seven people are still listed as missing. we get more from dan simon. >> reporter: dave and laura, conditions are challenging. we are beginning to hear officials express optimism about the overall effort. 3,500 firefighters working the lines and it seems to be paying off. in the meantime, we are in the lake redding estates neighborhood. the house behind me has been destroyed. you can see the house next door is perfectly in tact. you do have...

Crews will soon have this blaze under control. ana? >> dan simon in redding, california. coming up, putins parade. the russian president shows off his military might as the american president mulls an invitation to moscow. not having hepatitis c. its like a load off my shoulders. i was just excited for it to be over. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people and is proven to cure up to 99% of pa...

Could contained and continuing to threaten thousands of homes and businesses. dan simon is in redding with more. its astonishing how quickly it expanded. six people dead, including a woman and her two great grandchildren, is that right? >> reporter: thats exactly right, poppy. i had a conversation with somebody, this is one of the most difficult conversations ive ever had with a 76-year-old man who is broken after losing the most important people in his life. this is ed bled sow, they were raisi...