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Days. these seize busine these businesses are new businesses, remodeled last couple months. seems to have suffered the brunt of this rain-related damage has been chipping away piece by piece, slowly collapsing. we saw a big tree branch, tree limb fall from that tree obviously with the grain being as saturated as it is. just any little bit of wind could potentially bring down those big trees. i want to introduce you to a couple of guys we introduced you to yesterday when we were in charleston. this is my man here, thank you very much for joining us. zach, come on in here as well. this is brian and zach. they ve been helping with the water rescues. they brought their paddle board, kayaks. you guys came from about three hours away to help. why did you do this? we just wanted to go to charleston, heard what was going on, then went to the beach this morning then we got a call saying that the dam had broke here in columbia, and so we came down here and this is pretty bad compared to what w ....
My direction and sure enough, it s my backconsidered. reporter: the dangerous fire conditions have sparked new evacuation 200 miles to the south. it s been raging for six weeks now and is threatening california s historic jbt sequoias. entire towns are being warned prepare to leave on a moment s office. fresno fire captain paul garnier. with the increase in fire activity and the high heat, these warnings could change and they could change quickly. reporter: that s been the fact of life this summer for residents throughout the very dry sierra foothills. the threat has made homeowners realistic. if it burns up, it burns up. we ve got good insurance so we ll rebuild it, i guess. reporter: and his home is still standing. at least a dozen, though, are destroyed in the butte fire, where the concern is constant. everything is threatened right now but we re hoping for the best. reporter: the high fire danger continues through the weekend but much cooler weather ....
Large, spreading so fast even a tv crew from nbc s sacramento station kcra was caught inside the blaze. nearby the heat is churning out swirling firenados. homes fully engulfed. explosions heard within. the fire s picking up and it s pushing up against the few containment lines we have so far. more evacuations are under way and families are ready to get out. just get the few things i need to take and god willing it subsides. reporter: the fire has grown to 50,000 acres in just three days. while near fresno the rough fire, california s largest fire, is now more than 119,000 acres. it s forced the evacuation of an exotic cat refuge. lions, tigers and jaguars loaded into crates. it s best to move the animals out at this point. reporter: the rough fire is also now expanding toward the ancient sequoia forests where we ....
Homes. this one, overtaken. this couple only had minutes to get out. what do you focus on? at this point, i ve got a few things, medicine i need for my grandmother. and we re going to get out of here. reporter: another wildfire, 200 miles south. threatening california s historic sequoias. firefighters standing guard over 2,000-plus-year-old trees, some of the tallest in the world. the biggest challenge, the steep terrain. watch the flames behind me cascading down the hill. tonight, the winds have died down, but the extreme heat rages on. david? stunning images tonight, aditi. thank you. and more heat on the way in the west. in the east, flash floods and powerful storms. look at this. a taxi, under water with lights still on. that s from new london, connecticut. here in new york, sunken meadow parkway in long island, completely underwater tonight. let s get right to meteorologist rob marciano starting with the severe weather in the east. another front slicing across the east t ....
Climbed last week with scientists studying the effects of drought. one of the most remarkable things about the view up here, you get an overview of the forest. and unfortunately, a lot of the trees we see out there are dying because of the drought. reporter: sprinklers are being set up to protect the resilient redwoods, but in some areas up to 1 in 4 smaller trees have died. leaving dangerous levels of fuel. conditions where a tiny spark can quickly explode into unstoppable flames. during a historic fire season that has only just begun. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. there s been a terrible accident at one of the most holy sites in the world. a deadly crane collapse in saudi arabia at mecca s grand mosque. with more than 100 people killed, many more injured. images from the scene are still coming in tonight. we get late details from nbc s keir simmons. reporter: the terrifying moment caught on cell phone video. a towering construction crane ....