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sequoia, known as the grizzly giant, to protect it from the flames that are ripping through at this hour. this tree, the national park service says its the second largest tree in yosemite. what we know about this fire is that it has doubled in size in the past 24 hours. nearly 1600 acres have already burned and fire officials are warning that they do expect this fire to continue to grow as they are also expecting continued hot, unusually hot temperatures. >> escalating drought, climate...

charges of smuggling cannabis. it was nearly the maximum sentence for bringing less than one gram of cannabis oil into the country. britney griner pleaded guilty last month to -- cartridges in her possession, which arrived -- i airport -- in february. but she told the court that bringing them into russia was an honest mistake after she packed in a hurry. before the sentencing today, unemotional britney griner apologized, saying she never intended to break any laws in a final plea for l...

school. >> we should look forward to a very different school year. we should look forward to a school year where every child is in school, in person, full-time, for the whole year. >> the changes the cdc hopes will keep kids in the classroom. dire warnings from scientists who say the arctic is warming at alarming speeds. were joined by one researcher who is seeing the changes firsthand. and the disturbing new testimony in vanessa bryants case against l.a. county, allegations that g...

The Lancet finally admitted that there's such a thing as "natural immunity."

The Liberal government has reached an agreement with opposition parties to create a special committee, giving MPs complete ...

"The risk overall is very low, but it's not zero," Dr. Syra Madad, an infectious disease epidemiologist, told Insider.

There is some concerning health news out of new york where officials say that wastewater samples have revealed the presence of polio virus. that suggests the virus is circulating in the city. late last month, nearby rockland county reported one case of infection. now, most americans are protected from polio thanks to vaccines. but some estimates show as many as 14% of new york city kids younger than 5 are not up to date on their shots. a doctor joins us now to discuss the very latest. she is the...

International concern. the w.h.o.s emergency committee found the outbreak did not meet the criteria but new numbers are raising concerns among officials. the latest data shows that the u.s. has over 750 confirmed or suspected cases of the disease. i want to bring in the senior director for the special pathogens program at new york city health and hospital. good to see you. to get this outbreak under control, what is most needed right now? >> first, we are flying blind in the monkeypox epidemic. ...

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 infects millions of people around the world, many health experts hope it could lead to the end of coronavirus in Europe and other regions of the world. Though this comes as a sub-variant was identified and is spreading in several countries around the world as well.

'Your World' welcomed guests Ben Baldanza, Syra Madad, Dan Kildee and Adam Kinzinger