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Humidity drops, that fire on the other side of the ridge behind that fire could spread. they are trying to make a stand here to stop this fire from growing any further. this fire is huge, but why has it been able to grow so big? >> the first priority is protecting the communities and homes. secondly, in building control lines, we have to use a naturally occurring geographical feature to stop the fire. >> a bulldozer line coming through or along a creek or ridge? these are things you look for to be your wall of defense to stop the fire? >> correct. we use existing roads or ridge lines or other ...

That blaze there is part of the firefighters starting here. the controlled burn. they doing this to burn out the fuel here because as the winds pick up in the afternoon and humidity drops, that fire on the other side of the ridge behind that fire could spread. they are trying to make a stand here to stop this fire from growing any further. this fire is huge, but why has it been able to grow so big? >> the first priority is protecting the communities and homes. we have to use a naturally occurring feature to help us control the fire. >> a bulldozer line coming through or along a creek or ridge?...

17 million americans in california and parts of nevada still under a red flag warning and that means high fire dangers will continue and i think maybe what the mayor was eluding to is containment is there. half of the fire of the tufts fire is contained. last week, it was zero contained. these are the red flag warnings that continue in effect throughout the day. the difference will be the wind. yesterday, a couple of fronts moved through and areas of low pressure that kicked up the wind and not a good thing. now an area of high pressure moves in on top of you here. that will allow the winds to...

Going to end off cooler, too, right? the afternoon temperatures are going to be below normal. this is the upside. there's one side of it. look at the humidity, the very hot, sticky temperatures we have been looking at. once the humidity drops, it will feel better and drier as well. of course, that is what we keep talking about another system developing out there. look what's going on already in texas and the southern plains out there. this is what's going on. all this moisture out of the gulf. a stationary boundary here. with that, we are talking heavy amounts of rain. we are talking a slow mo...

Are talking ant. severe weather means more heavy rain. that's the biggest concern. hot spots, fargo, duluth and st. cloud. a change for the weekend. it is the weekend, guys. where is the nicest place? new england. high pressure is in place and the humidity dropped. that is a huge plus unlike the hot and humid air you are talking about in the southeast. the other side of it, yeah, the humidity drops, and beautiful, sunny skies. here, nice and dry. if you are in the southern portions of the southeast, look for scattered showers to the mid-atlant mid-atlantic. hello, it is summer. finally, we wai...