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And mopping up hot spots. meantime a steady air attack drops retardant where ground teams kraechbt. 100,000 acres here up in smoke. miles of rugged terrain and acres of dry brush, perfect fuel but wind worries firefighters most. >> how quickly can it spread? >> this fire can spread anywhere from 300 to 1,000 feet in an hour. >> reporter: with flames shooting into the air, this massive blaze in idaho just one of many scorching western states. >> the canyons presents very much a challenge to firefighters. >> reporter: in utah outside salt lake city at least ten homes destroyed. flames leaping a ...

Ketcham and this is in central idaho. 6% so far and 30 mile per hour winds and a lot of dry brush is making it a hard one to rein in. some progress on the other massive idaho fire rvetion the elk fire. that's east of boise. firecrews are close to getting it under control. it is eating up 125,000 acres so far. it is now down to the south of utah. one of the fires is a bit of a challenge for firecrews. it is fortunate there are other fires in that state that they have brought under control. more firefighters can be redirected to assist but the extra resources can't necessarily compete with natur...

Thousands of people have been allowed to return to their neighborhood. residents in the most damaged areas are still being kept out while investigators try to preserve evidence. >> in northern california, a fire near the yosemite national park forcing evacuation of at least 150 homes. more than 700 firefighters have been battling that blaze in the hot, dry, sierra foothills since sunday. the fire is 15% contained. narrow access roads, dry brush and steep terrain are making the fire fight extra difficult. >> take a look at the weather -- windy conditions will be fanning the flames today. shower...

Thousands of people have been allowed to return to their neighborhood. residents in the most damaged areas are still being kept out while investigators try to preserve evidence. >> in northern california, a fire near the yosemite national park forcing evacuation of at least 150 homes. more than 700 firefighters have been battling that blaze in the hot, dry, sierra foothills since sunday. the fire is 15% contained. narrow access roads, dry brush and steep terrain are making the fire fight extra difficult. >> take a look at the weather -- windy conditions will be fanning the flames today. shower...

Anti-government demonstrations around the country and calls for the prime minister to resign. the live report is also coming up later in the hour here on cnn. huge wildfires burning out west. this one in the angeles national forest has tripled in size to about 20,000 acres. 2,000 homes had to be evacuated. high winds and low humidity are propelling the fires as it crews up dry brush. and in new mexico, two fires have spread to about a dozen square miles. here again, some 200 homes had to be evacuated, and a blanket of smoke and haze has settled in over santa fe. in the wake of the boston m...