Fire Growth News Today

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...

is totally defeated. our middle east correspondent jon donnison has more from jerusalem on the uncertain political situation. well, i dont think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a significant impact, really, on israeli strategy in the war in gaza. but it is symbolic, because the war cabinet was set up in the days following the october 7 attack really as a symbol of political unity. well, the truth is that political unity has evaporated. so you have prime minister neta...

Global warming is ratcheting up the risk of extreme wildfire growth in California and will continue to do so for decades, even if emissions are reduced.

Thats contributed to extremely dry conditions. if you dropped 100 matches in 100 different places, every single one of those would start a fire. on this forest, were competing all of the thresholds for the available of fuels. thats directly contributing to the large fire growth we are seeing. >> reporter: meanwhile, the air quality is terrible. its terrible here at the fire site. its terrible in the state of california. its terrible across the west. denver had the worst air quality in the world ...

This is main street of a town that as existed since the california gold rush, but this is what firefighters are truly worried about. because theres so much of this fuel, dry fuel, grass and vegetation that is left over that could burn in an instant, thats what firefighters are worried about with the fire moving. heres one i spoke to, about the level of intensity this vegetation could burn out. listen to this. >> if you dropped 100 matches in 100 different places, every single one of those would ...

Thousands in peril tonight, with no end in sight. the biggest is a dixie fire in northern california. currently, the largest fire in the u.s. guad venegas is there. >> reporter: tonight, a growing threat as the giant dixie fire carves a destructive path. now, the largest-single wildfire in california history. its, also, the largest currently burning in the u.s., incinerating some 450,000 acres. an area triple the size of chicago. the massive inferno, driven by historic-drought conditions and win...

Kincade and getty fire in los angeles. we still have to make sure were on those fires because now theyll be wind tested again. >> are people heeding the evacuation orders? >> they really are. you know, its really become a call to action for citizens in california as we have seen not just the past, you know, couple of years but really the past ten years with these mega fires at the public has become a partner. were seeing people leave early, and it really has an impact, one, life safety and, two,...

State. colorados most destructive fire on record is now not slowing down. the high park fire burning nearly 250 homes and frightening police who were responding to everybody to get to safety. >> it was very rapid, very aggressive fire growth in that area, and the evacuations had to occur very rapidly not only did the citizens have to evacuate quickly, but we had deputies up there going door to door along with firefighters making sure that folks were out, and some of those deputies in our office ...

an unconscientious motorcyclists was saved. why they risked their own lives to save someone else on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning, everyone. its wednesday, september 14th. ali has the day off. >> he does. tired after that big tea party. bob turner winning the race to fill anthony weiners vacant congressional seat. it is the first time in nearly a century that a republican has captured the traditionally democratic ninth new york district, ...