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Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction' on coronavirus WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. “We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as “very frustrated.” He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials. Also, booster sho...

'Life-saving equipment': Placer Sheriff's Office hauls new command truck to Dixie Fire Share Updated: 6:56 PM PDT Jul 25, 2021 Share Updated: 6:56 PM PDT Jul 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I’M OLD ENOUGH, I DON’T CARE. I’M OK. GOD LOVES ME AND I’M REY.AD IF IT COMES DO TWNO THAT, DOES SIGN OF THE CRS.OS TAKE ME. >> ALL OF THEM LIVING THERE SAY THEIR CARS ARE PACKED AND READY TO GO IN CASE THE THREAT GWS CLOSER TO HOME. >> FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE RESPONDING TTHO DIXIE FIRE. THAT INCLUDES PLACER COUNTY. WHERE THE SHERIFF IS SENDING AID ...

80% humidity. one athlete actually passed out because of it. on top of that, there's a storm on the way. some events have had to be rescheduled. linsey? >> as if covid were not enough, the weather is another obstacle. james, thank you. now to the devastating wildfire season in the west. more than 80 large fires burning in 11 states, most of them uncontained. fueled by the increasingly extreme drought impacting most of the region. in northern california, more than 8,300 people under evacuation orders. the dixie fire destroying several homes. in just the past 48 hours, the blaze exploding in s...

Stressful, scary at times. >> reporter: more than fife dozen firefighters on the front lines struggling to contain the flames after the rapidly expanding footprint merged with the nearby fly fire into an unpredictable mega blaze. >> it's almost beyond comprehension how fast these fires can move. >> reporter: crews across the west already stretched thin. right now 22,000 firefighters on the front lines of 85 major fires raging across 13 states. so far more than 2.7 million acres have burned this outpacing this n 2020, the worst year ever recorded by nearly a million acres. >> we still have to k...

Dixie Fire Explodes to 181,289 Acres; Increased Smoke Causes Problems for Air Tankers Since starting July 14, the Dixie Fire has grown to over 181,289 acres in size — or roughly an area six times the acreage of San Francisco. And it's still only 19% contained. Through a combination of drought conditions and combustible organic ground material, this year's fire season is already set to be a historic one. (For the record: It's still outpacing last year's hellacious wildfire season.) Over the past ten days, the Dixie Fire has emerged as the largest fire in Northern California this year, thus f...