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not so much there. >> that's it for us on 9news now at six. the evening news with katie couric is next. the only local newscast at 7. don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. have a great night. >> smith: to want, firefighters making progress against the biggest of the california wildfires. but the dapger is far from over, and some homeowners still refuse to leave. >> we're going to go down with the ship. we're not going to leave. >> smith: i'm harry smith. also tonight, fighting the flu. the white house bigs out the big guns in the fight against the h1n1 virus. but are we really ready?...

thousands of people to evacuate. seven major fires are burning throughout the state, the biggest just north of los angeles. taking its an army of 3,600 firefighters, but it could take weeks to contain. the battle has already claimed the lives of two firefighters and cost california $106 million. that is most of the state's firefighting budget just two months into the fiscal year. sandra hughes begins our coverage tonight in tunjunga, california. >> reporter: on the ground, firefighters do battle with an elusive enemy that has now burned 190 square miles north of los angeles. >> it's ...