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The federal government has already deployed over 26,001st responders and personnel to battled the wildfires. we are working very closely with the governor. more than 100,000 people have been forced to flee but where there would normally sleep in shelters, many are avoiding them overfears sleep in shelters, many are avoiding them over fears of the spread of coronavirus. we have more than four red cross personnel on the ground and hundreds more helping virtually -- 400. and hundreds more helping v...

Declared the fire is a major disaster. i spoke to the governor as they battled two of the worst wildfires in the history of the estate. that continues, the federal government is already deployed over 26,001st responders. and were working very closely the governor. more than 100,000 people have been forced to leave it where they normally sleep in shelters, many are avoiding them over this fears of the spread of coronavirus. we have more than right now we have more than 400 red crossers who are on...

More who are helping virtually, and those folks are out there making sure that were getting people in shelters or in hotel rooms where its available. and theyre also there just to make sure that the people who are coming to our shelters have a safe place to stay and food to eat. emergency crews have been overwhelmed by the number and intensity of the fires. the job is now to save lives and protect only the most essential buildings. but with warnings of more lightning strikes and high temperature...

And theyre also there just to make sure that the people who are coming to our shelters have a safe place to stay and food to eat. emergency crews have been overwhelmed by the number and intensity of the fires. the job is now to save lives and protect only the most essential buildings. but with warnings of more lightning strikes and high temperatures in the days ahead, fears that the fires could continue for at least another week. rich preston, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather ...

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Trying to gin. theyre fighting fire with fire. >> reporter: with resources stretched thin, crews doing all they can. how do you keep going? >> a lot of adrenaline and a lot of passion, a lot of love for the job, and knowing that if you sit down and you rest, someone might not have a house. >> reporter: more than 14,000 of those firefighters are tackling the hundreds of fires now burning throughout california. some of the states heralded redwoods falling victim. over 1 million acres have been sco...

Acres and growing. five counties are under new evacuations. 100 miles south the czu fire decimating the big basin redwoods, the protected trees some 2,500 years old were nearly wiped out by loggers in the 1800s, now human caused climate change has hurt these ancient giants. from space a satellite image showing smoke traveling thousands of miles, dennis kirby is one of the many fire crews working around the clock. >> you have less people, not as many resources, stretched pretty thin. >> reporter:...

Northwest to the rockies, smoke spreading all the way to nebraska. but the golden state is hardest hit with no relief in sight. cbs danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: ferocious wildfires are ravaging landscapes in communities across northern california, the inferno scorching nearly a million acres. resources are stretched thin. hundreds of wildfires have exploded in californias wine country and burned historic redwoods. >> firefighters are working 72-plus hours straight on the line in 10...

Landfall early next week, possibly simultaneously. as you can see, possibly along the same track. if they intensify and maintain their paths, we might have two hurricanes in the gulf of mexico at the same time. weve never seen that before. as the south keeps a close eye on the radar, california is praying for rain to ease wildfires burning across the state. nearly 14,000 firefighters are battling nearly two dozen blazes. more than 115,000 californians have evacuated their homes, businesses and c...

Doctors in berlin are fighting to save the life of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny after he was flown to the german capital yesterday morning. he became seriously ill while travelling in siberia. his supporters say he was poisoned. lets get the latest now from our correspondent damien mcguinness, who is in berlin for us this morning. remind us of some of the background to this intriguing case. alexei navalny was taking an internal flight to moscow on thursday. he became ill on the p...