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... her things. JEFFREY BROWN: Officials also warned the Wallow fire could reach power transmission lines by Friday and force rolling blackouts across New Mexico and Texas. To the south, two smaller wildfires are also burning in Arizona. So far, they have destroyed several cabins and outbuildings. But, to this point ...
... disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remain isolated. But in a wildfire, thousands of firefighters must work in close quarters for weeks at a time. Wildfires have already broken out in Texas and Florida, and agencies ...
... hours. The roof of the bus was crumpled, and much of another vehicle nearby was pulverized. Personal items were strewn across the road. WATCH: Beleaguered Texas residents struggle to recover from historic wildfires Four people in critical condition were airlifted from the crash site. Six others with potentially serious injuries ...
... here with us, also. David faced down walls of flame to rescue almost 60 children trapped at a California summer camp threatened by those devastating wildfires. To everyone still recovering in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, everywhere, we are with you, we love you, and we ...
... subject. We start this week with a look at the tale of two drought-stricken Texas towns. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan examines the struggle in many Texas communities that face record high temperatures, depleted groundwater, vanishing lakes and wildfires. And he also details how Texas residents are tapping into a wellspring ...
... screens. Do we follow the latest jobs numbers or the latest hurricane headed for the Gulf? The flooding in Vermont and New Jersey or the wildfires and drought in Oklahoma and Texas? We have to face the facts. Our lives -- and most certainly our politics -- are becoming a series of ...
Geoff Bennett: President Trump has been pushing for Texas to redraw its congressional map. Earlier, he said in an interview with CNBC that Republicans are, in his words, entitled to five more seats since he won the state in last year's presidential election. In Central California, a massive wildfire ...
In our news wrap Saturday, at least 32 people have died and dozens are missing after flash floods in Texas, the Carolinas are bracing for Tropical Storm Chantal, dangerously dry conditions have fueled a massive wildfire in Southern California and Elon Musk says he’s formed a new U.S ...
... of the Southwest. Wind gusts exceeding 80 mph (128 kph) were possible. Forecasters also warned about an extreme risk of fires in parts of northern Texas, much of Oklahoma and southeast Kansas. A broader area where the fire threat was designated as critical stretched from eastern New Mexico into Texas ...
... of a Jetblue plane in Florida. ... Amna Nawaz: We start the day's other headlines in Southern California, where residents are fleeing a fast-moving wildfire in the hills of Los Angeles. Fire crews are trying to contain the Palisades Fire, which has exploded in size to more than 700 ...
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