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One of the massive lightning spark wildfires burning still through the bay area. i'm dan noyes on point reyes. this is awe water hole favored by the elk. they're putting a special california species at risk. >> i'm spencer christian. weather conditions remain favorable for fire containment. nbc news at 6:00 starts now. as a if of in the business for 27 years, this is the most complex in my career. >> the voice of experience tonight. a veteran firefighter with the perspective to know what he's talking about has a sobering assess am. >> we're in for will long haul. >> good evening. i'm ama d...

Actually starting to back down into some canyons that could make some big runs and that's where we get large fires spread. >> reporter: some good news overnight. the fire containment jumped up a couple percentage. now it's 7%. but that acreage is still very high. more than 126,000 acres burned. the firefighters have a load road ahead. >> they get 4 million tourists a year. any indication that some of them may be staying away. i know you say a lot of people haven't canceled but do you think that could change or are they still enjoying themselves in. >> reporter: well anytime you have a fire ass...