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Displaced by this fire. dry conditions and the state's four-year long drought are fuelling the fires. cnn's dan simon reports now from middleton, california. >> reporter: with hundreds of homes destroyed, the massive valley wildfire has become the most destructive blaze of the summer in the parched west. the fire has bned more than 60,000 acres. the condition so terrible that the governor has declared a state of emergency for four counties. >> these fires will take lives. they will cause injuries and we have to do the best we can because we are really in a battle with nature that nature is m...

Need. you can see the flare-up there behind this is what is called a fuel-driven fire. there is just so much that can be burnt. with hundreds of homes destroyed, the massive valley wildfire has become the most destructive blaze of the summer in the parched west. the fire has burned more than 60,000 acres. the conditions so terrible that the governor has declared a state of emergency for four counties. >> these fires will take lives. and they will cause injuries. and we have to do the best we can because we are really in a battle with nature that nature is more powerful than we are. >> we don't...

Night he is not backing down or apologizing for his comments. >> three times i've been. when i talked about the oven doors, i have stood at that oven door. i know exactly what it looks like. 1.1 million people killed. i will not apologize and will not recant. >> mr. huckabee will sit down for a live interview with matt lauer later this morning. also this morning, major change for one of america's most storied institutions. after a vote last night, the boy scout of america is ending the ban on openly gay troop leaders and employees. it is effective immediately. religious organizations can quo...