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Stephanie, this fire continues to burn out of control. a very worrying situation there. >> very much so, as you can see behind me, winds are really picking up, making this fight so much more difficult. we've been out here watching as these winds have picked up. firefighters fighting this fight from the sky, dropping fire retardant and water. as you can see, there's still a lot of smoke there, there's still a lot of fire. this is what they're seeing across the country. tonight, the raging wildfires in southern california spreading from these remote cliffs to the edges of hillside communities. t...

While some make a last-ditch effort to save their homes. >> come on. let's go. >> anybody else in the house? >> no. nobody's here! >> long beach police officer josh castro filmed the images of the holy fire burning just beyond his yard. tricky wind patterns creating the so-called elsino front. racing uphill one moment, downhill the next. pushing flame within feet of the homes. firefighters taking a last-minute stand and winning. in this fire fight, it's hard to believe none of these homes were lost. firefighters containing the flames. >> my heart pounding and screaming for joy they're here jus...

And increases the rate of evaporation and more water vapor remains in the air rising temperatures change wind patterns and that affects the intensity and distribution of storms. in asia monsoons are getting stronger and the affected areas of growing floods increase the risk of crops failing. in other areas by contrast the ground is getting dryer. these changes are already underway. a full two degree rise scientists warn on the consequences would be catastrophic disrupting or even destroying the lives of people all over the world. if you have a science test and go to our website and send it in ...

Explosion. >> these radio isotopes decay very quickly in the air. i suspect in japan, you know, depending on the wind patterns and where things are -- how -- whether it's possible that the atmospheric conditions could be moving into japan from north korea. i suspect that they would -- that they are already testing for anything in the atmosphere. i believe they have a wc-135 of their own. then they also have inherent capabilities that exist in japan that they would be able to test for this. but because they decay very quickly, it's always, as soon as there's any indication there may have been a...

Across the region. over 1,500 firefighters battling the blaze. 14 helicopters as well trying to take care of this fire from the sky. now we have few fires here highlighted on the particular map. one is the whittier fire. there is 52% containment. the other side of the story, fire conditions are still quite difficult across the area with changing wind patterns and low relative humidity and heat. one of the larger fires burning across the western u.s. roosters comb fire. 200,000 acres. that is 80% containment. currently, over 50 active large wildfire. we define that by 100 acres or more. several...