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Parts of the U.S. are waking up to the aftermath of severe weather, the Heisman Trophy will be announced, and more news to start your weekend.

Authorities say Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias,

Meaning conditions are favorable for the spread of wildfires. the warning affects about 6 million people and includes the dixie fire, which has already burned nearly a million acres. crews are also battling a fire in the sequoia national park, an area where some of the world's largest and oldest trees are located. officials hoping to avoid a repeat of last year, when thousands of sequoia trees were destroyed in an especially bad fire season. let's bring in cnn meteorologist jean norman now. when it comes to all these fires, what are you seeing? >> michael, the situation couldn't get any worse ...

Burning Sequoia (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The Times-Delta analysis utilized satellite photos and modeling from prior fires to determine that between 10% and 14% of the world's adult giant sequoia population was wiped off. "I can't express how incredible this is for all of us. These trees have been there for millennia. They've previously been through scores of wildfires. "The Associated Press spoke with Christy Brigham, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks' chief of resources management and science. Negative Consequences Forest fire Forest officials stated that the destruction of the tree...