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One of the massive lightning spark wildfires burning still through the bay area. im dan noyes on point reyes. this is awe water hole favored by the elk. theyre putting a special california species at risk. >> im spencer christian. weather conditions remain favorable for fire containment. nbc news at 6:00 starts now. as a if of in the business for 27 years, this is the most complex in my career. >> the voice of experience tonight. a veteran firefighter with the perspective to know what hes ta...

Actually starting to back down into some canyons that could make some big runs and thats where we get large fires spread. >> reporter: some good news overnight. the fire containment jumped up a couple percentage. now its 7%. but that acreage is still very high. more than 126,000 acres burned. the firefighters have a load road ahead. >> they get 4 million tourists a year. any indication that some of them may be staying away. i know you say a lot of people havent canceled but do you think that cou...