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The dixie wildfire in northern california has exploded in size. it is now the largest wildfire burning in the country and fire officials say there's going to be a long fight against it. the historic mountain town of greenville is in ruins. look at this. more than 100 homes, destroyed there. that's practically nothing left on main street. meantime, the river wildfire is raging just 80 miles south and has already destroyed dozens of buildings. cnn's josh campbell is in chico, california, near the dixie wildfire. so what are you hearing there, seeing from the people who live there and the people ...

We're back now with some of the other headlines we're following this morning. we learned overnight the tiktok sensation anthony barajas died after a shooting. a man began shooting in a california theater. he was the second victim killed and the suspect is now in custody. barajas had nearly a million followers on tiktok. they apparently only discovered the victims' bodies after workers started cleaning the theater after the screening of the film. >> terrible. the dixie fire, the largest wildfire burning in california is only causing more problems. the scorching heat there, dry weather as we k...

Not give a serious investigation. man qaa alba, thank you. we're getting a look at the homes destroyed by massive fires out west. for firefighters, this is a battle with no end in sight. >> reporter: homes and vehicles destroyed overnight as the monstrous dixie flag fire tore through this northern california community. it's the largest wildfire burning in the state, expected to reach 200,000 acres tonight. that's the size of all of new york city, with more than 5,000 firefighters battling the flames and thousands of residents evacuated. >> people are losing their homes and everything. >> r...

Still standing. i want to see it for myself. >> the deputy just told us that our house is still standing, we just want to check it all out. >> reporter: of course the tamarack fire just one major wildfire burning. there are 80 wildfires across 13 states, about a million acres have been charred. back to you. >> dan simon, thank you for that. an indonesian man is reportedly facing arrest after disguising himself as his wife in order to board a plane. the man had tested positive for covid-19 and so he dressed in his wife's with the full face veil and used her identity and negative covid test to...

With large financing policies. they fear bankrupting athletic departments. >> there is little indication congress will move quickly enough to settle the puzzle ahead with the patchwork of new state laws taking effect. lawmakers are also leary the ncaa's proposals would benefit them more than the athlete. congress wants to hear from the athletes next. bret? >> bret: jacqui heinrich on capitol hill. thanks. up next the panel on president biden's first foreign trip. first, here is what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 9 in minneapolis with a more detailed tr...