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Still several hours away. with that change comes more erratic wind behavior. still here in new south wales, the fire threat will remain elevated through into tuesday because the hot weather is still here. that cooler change won't reach here until much later in the week. so here there are still dozens of fires still burning out of control. in fact, behind me is smoke from the local fires, and so there is still a crisis here in new south wales. >> indeed. you talk about the wind, simon. the wind's only making things worse there. simon cullen, we appreciate the report. thank you. well, our mete...

Officials in sydney, australia, are going ahead with plans to set off fireworks. you can see here on new year's eve despite a campaign against the iconic display. >> and so far, more than a quarter of a million people have signed an online petition calling for the show to be canceled. the state of new south wales where sydney is located is the hardest hit from dozens and dozens of bushfires. petition organizers want the money allocated for the fireworks donated instead to farmers and firefighters. >> but sydney's mayor says most of the budget has already been spent. cnn is live in new south wa...

Continue to work furiously to contain massive bushfires as the death toll continues to rise. since september, nine people have been killed as a heat wave continues to amplify fires. simon cullen has more on what's going on. >> reporter: the devastation is continuing with confirmation that the death toll has risen to nine, including the two firefighters who died last week while battling the blazes. authorities say about 800 homes have now been destroyed. queensland and new south wales have been most affected by this fire crisis. 3 million hectares of land has been burned out. heat waves coming ...

Day of summer in australia. >> a long way to go. . >> and first day of winter here. look at the topography and the terrain. this is even more difficult to fight. smoke is overwhelming. a lot of folks getting sick of 100 plus fires, 50 of which are out of control. all the snow is blowing out to the north. you saw simon's hair moving there. that is a southerly wind. for this part of the world, it means cooler temperatures. we have cooled the temperatures off. the winds have kicked up once again. they have had to adjust from winds going to east and now coming basically from the south.