amount of people and the amount of motorcycles out here. >> reporter: to these bikers, this rally is about more than just bikes and brews. >> it's a brotherhood. no one cares about your religion, your skin color, none of that. we're all bikers. we're all family, and we just have a great time down here. >> reporter: well, the c.d.c. has linked last year's rally to at least 463 confirmed cases across the country. but you know, we should note,e, that most of the bik that most of the bikers we've spoken to at this year's rally, tell us they've received at least one vaccination shot before coming this year. adriana. >> diaz: all right, mola lenghi, thank you. tonight, the monster dixie fire in northern california is the largest of more than 100 blazing battlegrounds in the west. this is the view from space. the flames filling the skies with smoke, and forcing thousands to flee. cbs' lilia luciano has the latest. >> reporter: extreme drought, intense heat, and powerful winds