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>> there were towers aflame twice as tall as the trees. >> reporter: the growing river fire is growing an an area that hasn't seen glams for years. >> when i get allowed back in there, it's either standing or it's a pile of ash. that's when it will hit us. >> reporter: with the fire at the doorstep, another intense and uncertain night lies ahead. steve patterson, nbc news, greenville, california. coming up, we remember the leader known as the lion of the labor movement when "the 11th hour" continues. when "the 11th hour" continues.

Stand at 60. >> the planes are twice as tall as the trees, -- >> and tonight, firefighters on the front of a new threat. the river fire is seeing flames that have not burned in 100 years, with a dry brittle brush ready to ignite, and a path ready to burn. >> it's either standing or it's a pile of ash. that's the only way they're getting. us >> with the fire at the doorstep of another community, another tense and uncertain nice. steve patterson, nbc news, greenville, california. >> coming up, we remember the leader known as the line of the labor movement, when the 11th hour continues. hour cont...

Twice as tall as the trees. >> reporter: and firefighters on the front line of a new threat. the growing river fire is burning in an area that hasn't seen flames in 100 years with drought-brittle brush ready to ignite and pleas to evacuate should the time come. >> when allowed to go back in there, it's either standing or a pile of ash. that's when it will hit us. >> reporter: at the doorstep of another community, another tense night lies ahead. >> our thanks to steve patterson for that report. president biden is setting a national goal for zero emission vehicles to make up half of the new ca...

Thanks for giving us the latest on this. we appreciate it. >> thank you, have a good day. >> anita: responding right now, 100 wild fires burning across 14 western states hit by sweltering drought conditions. the dixie fire in northern california destroying nearly the entire town of greenville. now the largest in the nation. senior correspondent claudia cowan is live in auburn, california, not far from sacramento where another wild fire is raging across two counties scorching thousands of acres. claudia. >> well, anita, this is the staging area for the river of fire burning outside of sacrament...

Lake oroville's water level so low, a major hydroelectric plant shut down. here's will carr. >> reporter: tonight, fire crews are in hand-to-hand combat against wildfires showing no sign of letting up. the dixie fire now bigger than houston. overnight, the small community of canyondam suffering devastating damage. firefighters racing to save what they can from this burning garage in nearby lake almanor west, using a bulldozer to try to contain the flames and keep them from spreading to homes nearby. officials say the fire has destroyed well over 100 homes. and after leveling the historic town ...