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Statewide though we have over 10,000 firefighters currently battling all these fires. as was mentioned in the earlier package, you know, many of these 23 fires are actually made up of dozens and dozens of smaller lightning fires in general. right now definitely conditions are dry. we are continuing to see the effects of the drought as wildfires can more easily spark and then theyre going to spread at these historically fast rates. >> what about the weather conditions and is there any rain in the...

Nothi a sad good-bye to a real life super hero. "first look" starts now. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us today. im with betty nguyen. 100 wildfires are burn ago cross the western united states. now another threat is sparking concern. not only burning acres of land, theyre burning through firefighter budgets. theyre spending $1 million a week. at this rate, money runs out next month. miguel begins our coverage. >> reporter: it may be the most explosive inferno in the nation. fiv...