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People urged to stay indoors. dozens of fires now burning in ten states. time lapse video showing california's bobcat fire closing in on the mt. wilson observatory. a ranch owner documenting her escape from a blinding wind-fueled fire in mansfield, washington. and the smoke and haze from california, oregon and washington visible in the sky over new york city today. abc's kaylee hartung from the fire zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a thick blanket of smoke suffocating the west coast, putting millions in danger and now moving across the country. satellite images show the massive smoke clouds...

Unfolding emergency, several states in the west watching that urgent search under way for the missing in the wildfires. more than 70 fires burning in ten states tonight. at least 27 people have now died. many are still missing. some are family members who called for help but relatives could not get to them. a fire in the angeles national forest flaring up, prompting new evacuations in just the past 24 hours. thousands of homes have now been destroyed. much of talent, oregon, wiped off the map. from los angeles to portland to seattle, some of the unhealthiest air in the world now. in fact, fami...

And we've just learned about a helicopter involved in the firefight that has crashed. here's clayton sandell from the fire zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight, parts of the golden state now a fiery explosion of red, orange, and black. thousands ordered to evacuate in darkness. families racing to escape flames pushed by heat and wind. >> up and down this street there's quite a few homes and structures that are burning right now. >> reporter: near vacaville, a city of 100,000 northeast of san francisco, multiple fires are tearing through communities. more than 46,000 acres scorched. the traffic o...

They want the most effective vaccine possible, but they will take at minimum a vaccine that is 50% effective? david? >> yeah, that's what they told our dr. ashton and amy coe back earlier today. tom, thank you. and now, to the stunning images coming in tonight, the fires, the rolling blackouts and the historic heat in this country. readings of 130 degrees in one place. and tonight, 56 million americans under excessive heat alerts, from montana to california. and take a look. the heat fueling wildfires. this new one north of san francisco tonight. near lake tahoe, the loyalton fire making its...

Were evacuated from their home. the situation could get even worse janis mackey frayer is in the fire zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight authorities in australia declaring a state of emergency, with wildfires ravaging the southeastern coast forcing mass evacuation. entire towns and tourists with only hours to get out firefighters, many of them volunteers, trying to fight back the flames we made it to a town where firefighters are overwhelmed. >> we're not looking forward to tomorrow. that's all i can say >> reporter: why is that >> it gets scary sometimes. >> reporter: thousands can't leave, t...