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Unfolding emergency, several states in the west watching that urgent search under way for the missing in the wildfires. more than 70 fires burning in ten states tonight. at least 27 people have now died. many are still missing. some are family members who called for help but relatives could not get to them. a fire in the angeles national forest flaring up, prompting new evacuations in just the past 24 hours. thousands of homes have now been destroyed. much of talent, oregon, wiped off the map. f...

Brush decades. its more than 100 degrees out right now and were expecting excessive heat warnings at least through thursday for this area. david? >> all right, well be tracking it for several days ahead. will, thank you. and we continue to follow the devastation in iowa. tonight, one week now after that derecho, a major disaster declaration now. thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed. and the terrible impact on iowas farmers. more than a third of the states crops are now gone. abcs alex p...

They want the most effective vaccine possible, but they will take at minimum a vaccine that is 50% effective? david? >> yeah, thats what they told our dr. ashton and amy coe back earlier today. tom, thank you. and now, to the stunning images coming in tonight, the fires, the rolling blackouts and the historic heat in this country. readings of 130 degrees in one place. and tonight, 56 million americans under excessive heat alerts, from montana to california. and take a look. the heat fueling wi...

Good evening. thanks for joining us on a busy thursday night. im tom llamas, in for david. several major stories were following tonight and we begin with that wildfire raging out of control north of los angeles. threatening homes, forcing evacuations, all of it playing out in the middle of this pandemic. the lake fire, take a look, roaring to life yesterday afternoon, within hours, scorching thousands of acres, spawning this firenado. some structures already lost. firefighters battling to save t...

Are now required to carry three days worth of ppe into the field. >> when they get to a camp, theyre being handed food. theres no more chow line. traileng its a whole list of behaviors that have to change if were going to keep our firefighters healthy. >> reporter: so far this year, more than 40 of his firefighters have contracted covid-19. >> the virus taking a toll on those first responders. will carr joins us now from an absolute hellscape there in lake hughes, california. now, will, we know ...

The coast guard and navy are searching in the water for the missing crew members. >> there have been mishaps in these amphibious vehicles over the years, but none like this. did hatches get opened that shouldnt have been opened and allowed sea water to quickly get in? was there a mechanical failure? >> reporter: as the search continues tonight, the marines have decided to stop using that vehicle on water until they can figure out exactly what went tragically wrong. tom? >> will carr on that brea...

Military training disaster off san diego. the search and rescue under way. at least one marine dead. eight missing. their vehicle taking on water. the marines were based at camp pendleton. will carr has been following this all day. >> reporter: tonight, the military training disaster aboard an amphibious assault vehicle. one marine is dead, two are in critical condition. eight more still missing. officials in a desperate search and rescue operation. the marines, based at camp pendleton, were tra...

Reaction to wallaces push that convinced nascar to ban the confederate flag at its racetracks. before the event in alabama, his competitors literally stood behind him in support, bringing him to tears. wallace has been getting an earful from his critics who feel that this whole incident has been manufactured. he agrees that part of the story is wrong, but says hed rather be embarrassed than racially harassed. david? >> all right, steve osunsami with us. thank you, steve. there is news tonight ...

>> reporter: tonight, first responders are racing to assess the damage after an earthquake rocked californias central valley along the eastern side of the sierra nevada mountain range. >> there is a major rockslide on whitney portal. >> theres actually several rockslides in that area from horseshoe all the way north of mt. whitney. >> oh my goodness. >> reporter: the 5.8 magnitude quake hit near lone pine, california, and could be felt as far as los angeles. >> this is an area of california that...

Discovered the body of a man near an amtrak station less than a mile away from the police department. the victim was shot in the head from close range and investigators believe this homicide is connected to the shooting this morning. within the past couple of minutes, authorities released a picture of the gunman. they say, without a doubt, he set out to kill police officers and this is the third time that members of law enforcement have been ambushed here in california in just the past couple of...