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The u.s. forest system warns resources are stretched thin, as exhausted firefighters battle multiple fires across the region. emilie ikeda is there. >> reporter: tonight, the largest single wildfire in california history on the doorstep of more historic small towns >> everything that i own is now ashes or twisted metal. it's just all it is. >> reporter: lightning strikes fueling more flames and powerful winds up to 50 miles per hour spreading the dixie fire's grip across bone-dry grounds. 540,000 acres in size, the dixie fire has more than 29,000 people under evacuation and has already destroy...

Pounding rain there's little relief in sight. lumberton, north carolina, bracing after appear gap in a temporarily levee on sunday afternoon. the river expected to crest today above 25 feet innodating a city still recovering from hurricane matthew two years ago. the floodwaters engulfing entire neighborhoods and forcing closures on major interstate highways. officials advising travelers to avoid driving through the state. >> we have not seen the worst of the flooding. people need to heed warnings from their local emergency management and stay on dry grounds. >> reporter: the little and cape fe...