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Policy. listen. this board is losing teachers like laura morris. teachers that i want to teach my children. teachers that should want to teach your children. our teachers are not monsters. they dont need to be told to love their students. they already do. >> the policy ensures the safety of all students. lets go to california where dixie fire engulfs more than 550 homes in northern sierra, nevada. at least 1,000 other houses are in the fire zone. this is the largest fire burning in the country r...

Mask mandates? >> reporter: yeah, hallie. a judge ruled that schools in arkansas can require masks overruling the state. there are several lawsuits slated to be argued on this in the coming weeks. hallue? >> vaughn hilliard, thank you. now to the historic wildfires burning out of control in northern california where the destruction is staggering. matched only by the heartache of those who lost their home. more from the states largest fire burning outside greenville, california. >> reporter: over...

Heart is crushed by what has occurred there. and to the folks that have lost residences and businesses, ive met some of them, already. their life is now, forever, changed. and all i can tell you is im sorry. >> reporter: of course, as we cover these fires, we also have to talk about the cause. experts continue to tell us that a major driver in these longer-fire seasons, the more intense fires that we are seeing, is climate change. we are also hearing from veteran firefighters telling us that wha...

And its loud. right now, i am packing in anticipation of the move. it will come. >> well, sharon, we know that its hard on you. we also know that its hard on the land lords as well. they depend on their money and cant always take care of the properties themselves without that income. >> right. >> sharon, we appreciate you talking to us. best of luck to you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. small towns in northern california are being burnt down by the dixie fire. up next, the latest on what...

Were also hearing from veteran firefighters who are saying what theyre witnessing is unlike anything theyve seen in their careers. as far as where things stand with the dixie fire, authorities indicate its exceeded 400,000 acres burned. that makes it the largest fire burning in the united states. were also told more than 5,000 firefighters are now here behind me, working against this fire, to try to stop this blaze, boris, christi. >> thanks so much, josh. >> the u.s. not the only country fighti...

The dixie wildfire in northern california has exploded in size. it is now the largest wildfire burning in the country and fire officials say theres going to be a long fight against it. the historic mountain town of greenville is in ruins. look at this. more than 100 homes, destroyed there. thats practically nothing left on main street. meantime, the river wildfire is raging just 80 miles south and has already destroyed dozens of buildings. cnns josh campbell is in chico, california, near the dix...

Republican and democratic governors to determine how the federal government can help. gina mccarthy is the white house national climate advisor and former epa administrator. thank you so much for being with me. i want to start here with the question. ive worked in florida for many years. ive covered a lot of storms. ive covered a lot of fires, and i have learned, unfortunately, that people care about the fire that threatens their community. they care about the storm thats coming to them. how do ...

At 35% containment. victor, of course, as we cover these, we have to talk about the cause. experts continue to tell us that climate change is at play here. were also hearing from veteran firefighters about this trend, something theyve never seen, take a listen to what one senior firefighter said. >> were seeing truly frightening fire behavior, and i dont know how to overstate that, but you know, we have a lot of veteran firefighters who have served for 20, 30 years and have never seen behavior l...

Towns across the roads. these are the opportunity tos underly under evacuation. so it is a lot of litting towns in a valley. theyre doing what they can, and we have other fire burning in this part of northern california. we have the tamarac fire burning in the south of lake tahoe, but cal fire here busy fighting these fires as we see what is left behind by the dixie fire. >> thank you very much. good to see you this morning appreciate your time. >> we will switch stories right now gene to cuba. ...

Residents who evacuated and waiting to return. >> it is ugly over there. and with greenville gone, we have no place to go. >> the reality is going to hit when we see the place. when it all comes to the end, and thats when and look. >> and it is a reality when we see it standing or a pile of ash. that is when it will hit hus. >> unfortunately most of the town is burnt down, and they have not assessed all of the damage. the sheriffs office says they expect at least 100 structures to have burned an...