yeah. ten deaths in the last two weeks alone. you don t know who to trust. it must be unbelievable. also this morning, the freak accident on the nascar track. look at this. the driver who is counting his blessings after his car literally could have been sliced in two. mark martin coming just inches from almost being impaled by that wall. he is counting his blessings today. more on that. later this half-hour, a young woman who videotaped her own ordeal while trapped on a mountain. her serious injury and remarkable story. first, the summer of extreme heat and raging wildfires is nowhere near over. the newest roaring to life suddenly in northern california, forcing thousands of folks to evacuate their homes with very little warning. this morning, 41 major wildfires are burning across eight western states. we have all of the details. reporter: the inferno out west has refused to let up. so far at least 6.5 million acres have been lost across the nation. this is more
good evening on this sunday night. we do begin with a developing story in the american west tonight. this time a new wildfire moving so quickly the warnings to evacuate were very sudden. thousands of families in parts of northern california are right now on the move because of flames racing toward their homes. the evacuation orders issued late today. tonight there are 41 major wildfires raging across eight western states. this is the worst fire season in at least ten years. more than 10,000 square miles have burned so far this year and at this hour the focus is on that newest threat north of sacramento. roaring through thick woods and headed right toward those homes. we begin with abc meteorologist ginger zee. reporter: the inferno out west refused to let up. so far, at least 6.5 million acres have already been lost across the nation. this is more than all of last year. in northern california tonight, thousands of evacuations are under way. the fire truly wild and running r
look for the stickers on the cantaloupes. ask if they are from indiana. very interesting. such a dry summer, so many crops are suffering and there was a bumper crop of cantaloupes. you can t win for losing. one of the ways to prevent it is to wash the layer of skin. the outside layer. yeah, the outside layer, because it s so porous, it s a haven for the bacteria to stick. but one expert said it s almost impossible for consumers to adequately wash cantaloupes at home, because what s happening is when you cut it, the knife is transferring the bacteria right into the meat of the melon. so not good for the cantaloupe industry right now. more than 250,000 suvs made by gm are being recalled because of a fire risk. chemicals used to clear ice from roads could cause power windows to lock. anyone hitting the road is familiar with that pumped up feeling as in prices pumping up. the average gallon is three cents higher than it was last week. it s 27 cents up from last month.
good evening on this sunday night. we do begin with a developing story in the american west tonight. this time a new wildfire moving so quickly the warnings to evacuate were very sudden. thousands of families in parts of northern california are right now on the move because of flames racing toward their homes. the evacuation orders issued just late today. tonight there are 41 major wildfires raging across eight western states. this is the worst fire season in at least ten years. more than 10,000 square miles have burned so far this year and at this hour the focus is on that newest threat north of sacramento. here is abc meteorologist ginger zee now. reporter: the inferno out west refused to let up. so far, at least 6.5 million acres have already been lost across the nation. this is more than all of last year. in northern california tonight, thousands of evacuations are under way. the fire truly wild and running rampant. officials saying it is completely uncontained. now thr
good evening on this sunday night. we do begin with a developing story in the american west tonight. this time a new wildfire moving so quickly the warnings to evacuate were very sudden. thousands of families in parts of northern california are right now on the move because of flames racing toward their mes. the evacuation orders issued just late today. tonight there are 41 major wildfires raging across eight western states. this is the worst fire season in at least ten years. more than 10,000 square miles have burned so far this year and at this hour the focus is on that newest threat north of sacramento. here is abc meteorologist ginger zee now. reporter: the inferno out west refused to let up. so far, at least 6.5 million acres have already been lost across the nation. this is more than all of last year. in northern california tonight, thousands of evacuations are under way. the fire truly wild and running rampant. officials saying it is completely uncontained. now threa