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Statewide though we have over 10,000 firefighters currently battling all these fires. as was mentioned in the earlier package, you know, many of these 23 fires are actually made up of dozens and dozens of smaller lightning fires in general. right now definitely conditions are dry. we are continuing to see the effects of the drought as wildfires can more easily spark and then they're going to spread at these historically fast rates. >> what about the weather conditions and is there any rain in the forecast or any hope that the winds will die down? >> unfortunately not. today temperatures are re...

Nothi a sad good-bye to a real life super hero. "first look" starts now. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us today. i'm with betty nguyen. 100 wildfires are burn ago cross the western united states. now another threat is sparking concern. not only burning acres of land, they're burning through firefighter budgets. they're spending $1 million a week. at this rate, money runs out next month. miguel begins our coverage. >> reporter: it may be the most explosive inferno in the nation. five small lightning fires merged to this monster. it looks like a war zone here because it is. in t...