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Home camera, but thankfully she says shes one of the blessed and lucky ones who still has a home standing. she really ended up with the interview telling me that she just wants 2020 to be over because her father was diagnosed with covid-19. shes already had to move two times because of these evacuations. so these stories are just the ones that are so heartbreaking to hear and to see. and to know that there are some families going through an even worse time because there are people who are missin...

I feel cautiously optimistic well have a vaccine by the end of this calendar year. its not going turning a switch off and turning a switch on. its going to be gradual. >> at least 40,000 covid infections have been reported on college campuses in every state. >> college students who knew they had coronavirus throwing a party anyway. and they got busted. >> afc college student once. i get it. but, really? >> large wildfires morning 4.5 million acres. >> california infamous for its

>> reporter: satellite images show smoke smath esmothering th west coast. a hundred major fires are burning 7,000 square miles, an area the size of new jersey. in california, five of the largest wildfires ever, burning this year. >> theres fire on all sides, all around us, all the roads. >> reporter: and with no end in sight, many are fearing a scene like this one. in phoenix, oregon, the before and after satellite images show the town obliterated. >> we didnt think it would get this devastated....

Celebrations. we spark a lot of fires. so, were now moving out of the lightning season and into the human ignition season. and, you know, the big question i have is can we do something right now? can we think about how hoour day activities, how driving off the side of the road, how camp fire and other activities are actually going to change and reduce those ignitions. one less spark. >> dr. balch, thank you so much. i appreciate your expertise. >> thank you. up ahead, all 20 oscar-nominated ac...

>> reporter: many coming back to find neighborhoods incinerated. >> this was my front room. theres my oven. >> reporter: in neighboring washington state, the fire claiming the life of this 1-year-old baby boy, badly burning his parents who are hospitalized in stable condition. an eerie glow across oregon and portland. the mayor declaring a state of emergency. the air quality here, now one of the worst of any major city on earth. the fires across the west, fueled by winds and dry conditions. clim...

They told us that there are times when they cant see the fire line, and so imagine that when youre really trying to be up against these flames, and they cant see them. they cant be up in the air. not only fighting the flames but also looking to see where this fire is going. so its making it so much harder. governor kate brown saying this is the worst in the world in terms of air quality. and moving forward, firefighters are even telling us this is not going away. >> thats terrible. camilla, than...

Atlanta. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im natalie allen and this is "cnn newsroom." thank you for joining us this hour. this years fire season in the western u.s. is already one of the worst ever recorded. more than 100 massive wildfires, 100 are now racing unchecked through one dozen states pushed by hot winds across bone dry landscapes. at least 26 people have been killed since the fires broke out in mid-august. and in an ominous sign, the death toll almos...

♪ raging out of control. wildfires are burning up and down the u.s. west coast, as authorities in oregon warn of a mass fatality incident. an influential model of the united states says coronavirus deaths could double by january. well talk about that. and afghan leaders open historic talks with the taliban. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is there, too, urging all sides to seize the opportunity.

I feel cautiously optimistic well have a vaccine by the end of this calendar year. its not going turning a switch off and turning a switch on. its going to be gradual. >> at least 40,000 covid infections have been reported on college campuses in every state. >> college students who knew they had coronavirus throwing a party anyway. and they got busted. >> afc college student once. i get it. but, really? >> large wildfires morning 4.5 million acres. >> california infamous for its

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