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It's predicted to get rougher, not only here, but the season is still in one swing. one firefighter telling me a couple days ago we're really just at the peak of all this. they expect to be fighting fires for a long time. >> do we have the capacity we need to deal with seasons like this and seasons we may see in the future as we may see more wildfires? >> reporter: yeah, and i think a lot of people are of the same thought that these fires are going to get worse as we move forward. what they'll tell you from the level of administrators, all the way to the guys on the frontline, is we will do wh...

The budget. it's been a tough go. it's predicted to get rougher, not only here, but the season is still in one swing. one firefighter telling me a couple days ago we're really just at the peak of all this. they expect to be fighting fires for a long time. >> do we have the capacity we need to deal with seasons like this and seasons we may see in the future as we may see more wildfires? >> reporter: yeah, and i think a lot of people are of the same thought that these fires are going to get worse as we move forward. what they'll tell you from the level of administrators, all the way to the guys ...

Each other because as one firefighter told me yesterday, it's always fire season in southern california. and with seven fires burning in california right now overall, they just want to make sure they have all the resources to make sure they can put those fires out, jake. >> chad, what's fueling these fires? and talk a little bit more about how unusual it is to have these kinds of weather conditions in southern california this time of year. >> yeah, lack of rain. what should have been a 29-inch rainfall over the past 24 months was 14 inches. that's less than 50% of what you should have. so that...

The white house today. jenna: big stories for us, rich. thank you. jon: right now danger down under on two fronts. crews in australia are battling raging brush fires and record-breaking heat. nearly 100 wildfires are burning there, some of them out of control putting much of the country under a total outdoor fire ban. and making matters worse, the soaring heat. david piper streaming live for us from nearby bangkok, thailand. david? >> reporter: hi, jon, yes. australian firefighters have been thankful over the last couple of days because they've had cool weather, it's given them a chance to get...

treatments. a doctor got to choose the winner. good medicine or playing god? "newsroom" starts right now. good morning to you. happy friday. i'm carol costello. we begin this hour with two stories sharing a common theme. the inescapable and unrelenting force of nature. well the left, the wildfire gnawing at the edges of colorado springs. today, growing deadlier and bigger. on the right, a record-setting heat wave that will have millions of americans sweltering today. intense heat will blanket most of the country. look at all those 90s and 100s. that's drawing dire health warnings...